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Pakistan allows COVID vaccine's booster jab for people over 30
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 21 (ANI): Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan's COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and above.
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'Jagged Little Pill' musical to close permanently due to rising COVID-19 c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The Tony and Grammy award-winning show 'Jagged Little Pill' has closed on Broadway amid an increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.
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Biden to announce new actions to protect Americans, help hospitals battle
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will announce new actions on Tuesday (local time) to protect Americans and help communities and hospitals battle Omicron, building on the robust plan he announced earlier this month to get people maximum protection ahead of the winte
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COVID-19 Omicron variant is milder than Delta in terms of severity, a few
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The new COVID-19 variant Omicron is milder than the Delta variant in terms of severity and a few patients did not even witness fever so far, said Dr Manoj Sharma, Senior Consultant Internal Medicine at Delhi's Fortis Hospital on Tuesday.
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Ghana imposes travel bans to curb Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana imposed a travel ban on Israel, Malta, and the Republic of Korea in a bid to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant from these countries, said the foreign ministry late Monday.
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Nigeria declares fourth COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigeria is now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave, health authorities in the country have said, attributing it to the rise in Delta and Omicron variants infections.
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Most Omicron patients in South Africa recovering with simple, easy treatme
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): As the case tally of the new variant of COVID-19 variant Omicron in India touches 200, South African Medical Association Chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee on Tuesday said that most patients in her country recovered from the variant with a simple and an
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Three cases of Omicron strain detected in Colombia: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Colombia has identified three cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in people arriving from abroad, the first indication that the highly infectious variant has spread to the Latin American nation, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection sa
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COVID-19: 34 new Omicron cases reported in LNJP Hospital, says Delhi Healt
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A total of 34 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, out of which 17 patients have been discharged and the rest of the patients are admitted in other hospitals, informed De
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Palm Springs Film Awards cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The Palm Springs International Film Festival has cancelled its star-studded, in-person awards ceremony amid rising concerns around COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.
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India reports 5,326 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, lowest in 581 day
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): India reported 5,326 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 581 days, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
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MP: Six more international travellers test COVID-19 positive in Indore, sa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 21 (ANI): Six more international travellers have tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, taking the total number of such foreign returnees to 12 in the city since December 1.
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