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Maharashtra reports 8 new cases of Omicron, tally rises to 48
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI): Maharashtra on Saturday reported eight new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking the cumulative tally of Omicron cases in the state to 48.
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Moderna pauses patent dispute over COVID vaccine with US govt, to 'avoid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Moderna is pausing a patent dispute with the United States federal government over its coronavirus vaccine, saying it wants to "avoid any distraction" in the fight against the Omicron variant.
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COVID-19: London Mayor declares 'major incident' due to Omicron rise
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 18 (ANI): London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" in the capital of the UK due to the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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Take all measures to prevent further spread of Omicron, cautions WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With seven countries in South-East Asia Region confirming cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday emphasized on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread.
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COVID-19: Journey of Omicron in India so far
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in India crossing 100, here is a look at the developments so far.
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Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
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Don't panic but be alert, omicron causes less severe disease than delta: A
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With increasing cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country, Dr Puneet Misra, Professor of Community Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi on Saturday advised people not to be panic but to remain alert.
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Delhi govt converts 4 pvt hospitals into dedicated Omicron centres
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Amid concerns over the COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Delhi government on Saturday converted four private hospitals into Omicron dedicated centres.
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Omicron driven third wave in India likely to peak in Feb: Covid Supermodel
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Daily COVID-19 caseload in India that is currently around 7,500 infections is expected to increase once the Omicron starts displacing Delta as the dominant variant, informed members of the National COVID-19 Supermodel Committee and predicted the third wa
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COVID-19: New variant might be less severe, high transmissibility rate is
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 variants omicron cases reaches over 100 in India, the Indian health experts said that the new variant might be less severe, however, the high transmissibility rate could be a worrying factor.
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18 Omicron patients out of 20 admitted in LNJP were asymptomatic, only two
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Out of the total 20 patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, only two had symptoms and the rest 18 were asymptomatic, said Dr Suresh Kumar, Managing Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.
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COVID-19: BBMP clarifies stand on quarantine rules for international arriv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 18 (ANI): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Friday, clarified that no decision has been taken so far regarding the compulsory quarantine for international arrivals from 'at-risk' countries, even if they test negative for COVID-19, said a
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