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Omicron wave accounts for more deaths than Delta surge in US: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
San Francisco [US], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron wave is breaking, but deaths have surpassed those from the Delta wave in the United States, The Seattle Times has reported.
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Russia adds 152,337 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 152,337 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest since February 2, taking the national tally to 15,522,756, the official monitoring and response centre said Monday.
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Omicron BA.2 will not cause another COVID-19 surge, says expert
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.
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Almost 90 pc of COVID deaths caused by fifth wave among unvaccinated: Repo
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Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Almost 90 per cent of the COVID-19 fatalities caused by the fifth wave of the pandemic occurred among unvaccinated patients, reported local media citing Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
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Maharashtra reports 1,437 new COVID cases, 6 deaths
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 1,437 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state Health Department on Sunday.
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S Korea reports record high of 109,831 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Friday.
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Zero-Covid strategy fails in Hong Kong amid Omicron wave
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Hong Kong, February 17 (ANI): In the face of the latest Omicron wave, the zero-Covid strategy of Hong Kong has failed as daily infections top 4,000, the previous fail-safe systems have begun to buckle under the strain of their own uncompromising rules.
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COVID-19: Tripura reports 120 Omicron cases
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Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 16 (ANI): A total of 120 Omicron cases were detected in Tripura on Wednesday.
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Three doses of COVID vaccine better than two? Study suggests so!
Updated : 4 years ago IST
California [US], February 14 (ANI): The majority of the vaccines available for COVID-19 have two doses. People are said to become more capable of resisting the virus after the second dose. But, a recent Kaiser Permanente study, found that one month after a third dose, the effectiveness of th
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Schools reopen in Nepal as third wave of COVID weakens
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 13 (ANI): Nepal reopened schools on Sunday amid a weakening third wave of COVID infection, after a month of virtual classes fueled by the Omicron variant.
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India heading towards becoming vaccine super-power: DG ICMR
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Thursday hailed the 96 per cent nationwide COVID-19 vaccination coverage of the first dose and said that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine super-power.
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'There may be need for yet again another boost': Fauci on fourth COVID boo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci hinted that there may be the need for the fourth-dose boost in the United States to battle with COVID-19 variant Omicron, adding that the booster could be based on age, as well as underlying conditions of the
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