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China reports 55 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China on Tuesday reported 55 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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COVID-19: Top infectious disease expert Dr Faheem Younus shares his person
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): A top US doctor, who had contracted the Omicron variant of COVID-19 two weeks ago, has shared his personal experience to fight against the new variant on Tuesday.
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Depending upon COVID vaccine availability, children aged above 5 yrs shoul
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Emphasising that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for children, children over the age of five years should get vaccinated against the disease, suggests Dr Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at US' University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health.
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Youth Congress chief Srinivas writes to Delhi LG Anil Baijal over COVID mi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President B.V. Srinivas submitted a memorandum to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal, pointing out the mismanagement of the ongoing third wave of COVID-19, caused due to the Omicron variant.
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COVID-19: Top infectious disease expert Dr Faheem Younus shares his person
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): A top US doctor, who had contracted the Omicron variant of COVID-19 two weeks ago, has shared his personal experience to fight against the new variant on Tuesday.
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Depending upon COVID vaccine availability, children aged above 5 yrs shoul
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Emphasising that COVID-19 vaccines are safe for children, children over the age of five years should get vaccinated against the disease, suggests Dr Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Diseases at US' University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health.
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Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in Kerala could be due to Omicron, says Keral
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 19 (ANI): The rising cases of COVID-19 in Kerala could be due to the presence of the Omicron variant of the virus, said Dr GS Vijayakrishnan, the President of Kerala Government Medical Officers Association on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Omicron gradually replacing Delta variant in many states, says t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases Dr Samiran Panda on Tuesday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is gradually replacing the Delta variant in many states across the country.
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Expert warns COVID-19 positive children should not be exposed to radiation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): As the third wave of the COVID pandemic raises concern of infection among children, an expert has suggested that there is no need to panic as the Omicron, Variant of Concern, is mild, but have asked to avoid unnecessary medications and radiation exposure.
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J-K: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir takes stock of situation arising of C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 18 (ANI): Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Tuesday chaired a meeting to take a review of the situation arising of 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the division at Divisional COVID-19 Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) here.
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COVID-19: Centre says tests declining amid rising cases, asks States, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday wrote to all States and Union Territories and asked them "to immediately increase testing in a strategic manner keeping in view the trend of case positivity in specific areas".
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No heads of state from Central Asian countries on Republic Day
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Due to the surge in cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron globally, including India, no heads of state of Central Asian countries will be attending India's Republic Day celebrations on January 26.
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