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Palestine reports 700 Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 700 Omicron infections has been reported in the Palestinian territories in less than two months, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
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Beijing tightens COVID-19 entry rules ahead of Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 17 (ANI): A day after Beijing reported its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and as it readies to host the Winter Olympics next month, strict new COVID-19 restrictions come into force in the city.
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China's zero- Omicron approach impacting its economy, supply chains
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 17 (ANI): China's unwavering insistence on stamping out any trace of the coronavirus with a zero-Omicron approach is risking a big hit to the economy and supply chains.
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Maharashtra reports 41,327 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 41,327 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Sunday.
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China's Tianjin reports 33 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 16 (ANI): The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has reported 33 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the country.
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J-K: Director of Health Services says Kashmir ready to fight pandemic, app
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 16 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases surged in Jammu and Kashmir, Director of Health Services, Kashmir Dr Mushtaq Ahmad said that the union territory is ready to fight against the virus and appealed to the people to adhere to COVID protocols and get v
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Delhi govt conducting three times more COVID-19 tests than required by ICM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the government is conducting three times more COVID-19 testing than required by the Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines and informed that the city is likely to report nearly 17,000 new
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Booster dose neutralizes COVID-19 Omicron variant: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): An international team of researchers recently studied the sensitivity of Omicron to antibodies compared with the currently dominant Delta variant.
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Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing reports first local Omicron case: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 16 (ANI): Weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics, China's capital Beijing has reported its first locally transmitted infection of Omicron variant, local media reported on Sunday.
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Maharashtra: 81 Mumbai, 31 Pune police personnel test positive for COVID-1
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): As many as 81 Mumbai policemen tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, informed police on Saturday.
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Jharkhand govt extends COVID-19 restrictions till January 31
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 16 (ANI): Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Jharkhand government on Saturday decided to extend the present COVID-19 related restrictions in the state till January 31.
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COVID pandemic can't go on forever, will end soon: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): As India achieved the milestone of cumulative vaccine coverage of 156 crores on the first anniversary of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive that started on January 16, 2021, Dr Kutub Mahmoood, Scientist and Virologist from Washington, DC told ANI
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