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Beijing imposes strict COVID-19 restrictions amid holiday week
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): In a major escalation of COVID-19 restrictions amid a surge in Omicron variant cases, Beijing has banned all restaurant dining, shut down Universal Studios and ordered residents to provide proof of a negative Covid test to enter public venues, a media report sai
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New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.4 variant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.4 variant at the border amid 12,699 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health on Sunday.
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Philippines detects first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Philippines has detected the first Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12 in a 52-year-old Finnish female who arrived in the country on April 2, the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday.
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New Zealand reports first Omicron XE variant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron XE variant at the border, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Possibility of new variants of Omicron in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): With the latest spike of more than 1000 COVID-19 cases in the national capital in a single day, the health experts believed that possibilities of new variants of the Omicron are emerging and they are being sequenced.
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Top scientist feels closure of schools not imperative as Omicron is mild t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With the rising concerns around the safety of students amid the fear of possible another fourth wave due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the top scientist clarified that the Omicron is mild than other variants and it will be unjustified to shut down scho
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Top scientist believes surge in COVID-19 cases will not lead to fourth wav
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Even as some of the States and Union Territories are seeing a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, the top scientist believes that the surge in infection will not lead to the fourth wave by any chance.
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India reports 90 pc jump in daily COVID count, 2,183 new infections in las
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): After a steady decline in new COVID cases for the past several weeks following the third surge in January-February this year mainly due to the Omicron variant, India's daily COVID infections witnessed a jump of 89.8 per cent on Monday from yesterday's 1,
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Global Air Travel Rebound: Indians are visiting Southeast Asia as Countrie
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore, April 18 (ANI): Earlier this month, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that global air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia.
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China's hiding real COVID-19 deaths by masking cause of death
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 17 (ANI): Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in China, Beijing is trying to hide the real death toll by masking the cause of death.
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China's COVID restrictions spiral into crisis for country, remarkably for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 16 (ANI): As Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to step into a nearly unprecedented third term in power at the twice-a-decade Party Congress this fall, the COVID-19 controls are sparking a crisis in the country.
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US to extend federal transportation mask mandate for another 15 days
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has planned to extend the federal transportation mask mandate for another 15 days, CNN reported citing a Biden administration official.
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