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COVID-19: Gujarat extends night curfew in eight districts till December 31
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 21 (ANI): Gujarat government has extended night curfew till December 31 in eight major cities of the state amid rising COVID-19 variant Omicron cases in the state.
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Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to rocket
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's COVID-19 cases continued to surge on Monday as the Omicron variant rapidly took hold in the country.
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No intention of imposing new shutdowns: White House amid Omicron surge
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The Biden Administration has clarified that it has no intention of imposing new shutdowns amid a surge in Omicron variant across the US.
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COVID-19: Two suspected to be infected with Omicron variant in Dehradun
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 21 (ANI): Two people in Dehradun is suspected to be infected with the COVID-19 variant of Omicron after meeting their relative in Delhi who have been tested positive with the Omicron variant of the virus, said R Rajesh Kumar, District Magistrate, Dehr
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Unvaccinated people more at risk of severe infection, hospitalization due
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Amid rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the expert has cautioned that though the new strain does not manifest severe symptoms in vaccinated people, it might cause serious infection in unvaccinated people.
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Omicron spreads faster than other coronavirus variants, infects vaccinated
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 20 (ANI): World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that evidence has shown Omicron spreads faster than other coronavirus variants.
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Four more Omicron cases in Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 20 (ANI): Kerala recorded four more Omicron infections on Monday, taking the total number of persons infected with the variant to 15, Health Minister Veena George's office informed today.
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Chinese economic growth rate to slump below 5 per cent
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 20 (ANI): Grim days are ahead for the Chinese economy as the growth rate is to slump below 5 per cent following the property crisis, industrial slump, weak consumption and the fallout from COVID-19-led lockdowns.
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Bharat Biotech seeks DCGI's approval for its intranasal COVID-19 booster d
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): As India is witnessing a surge in cases of "highly transmissible" Omicron variant, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has submitted the phase 3 clinical trial application to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to get approval for the booster dose
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Omicron patients stable, no one needs oxygen or ICU: LNJP Hospital MD Dr S
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Patients infected with the new coronavirus variant Omicron are recovering well from mild symptoms and do not require oxygen or ICU, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Managing Director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.
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Over 5 lakh COVID-19 tests being conducted per day in state: Bihar CM
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], December 20 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday informed that more than five lakh COVID-19 tests per day are being done in the state in view of the new Omicron variant.
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World Economic Forum meet scheduled for January deferred till summer 2022
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 20 (ANI): The planned World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting 2022 on Monday was deferred due to surging cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
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