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Omicron's new sub-variant with more transmissibility detected in Delhi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): A new sub-variant of COVID's Omicron variant was detected in New Delhi, according to an official on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 outbreak brings worry amid shortage of medical supplies, oxygen i
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 10 (ANI): The new COVID-19 outbreak in Southwest China's Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region raises grave concern across the region amid the lack of medical personnel and nucleic acid testing sample collectors, as well as a shortage of oxygen for treating severe cases du
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Chinese cities forced to impose 'static management' due to rising COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): After the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Sanya city of southern China's Hainan province, four more cities in the province have been forced to impose "static management," in a bid to cut off the fast transmission chain as the province reported over 1,140 COVID
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Cluster outbreak leaves over 80,000 tourists stranded in Southern China's
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): The recent cluster outbreak of COVID-19 in the southern China's city of Sanya has disrupted the holiday plans of thousands of people, as the city is ramping up its COVID-19 control measures.
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Omicron, sub-lineages circulating predominantly in India: Sources
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), in a weekly meeting, reviewed the data of genomic surveillance of variants and found that at present, Omicron and its sub-lineages are the predominant mutataions that are circulating in India.
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COVID-19 deaths rose in last 5 weeks with some countries showing increase
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 27 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that COVID-19 deaths are on the rise for the last five weeks with some countries witnessing increasing trends in hospitalizations.
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Japan: COVID-19 infections hit new record as 7th wave continues nationwide
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan's new daily COVID-19 cases hit a new record Wednesday, topping the 209,000-mark for the first time as the highly transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant continues to run rampant.
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Sharp Workspace Procat Photocatalyst found effective against SARS- CoV-2
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 26 (ANI/BusinessWire India): SHARP Business Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of SHARP Corporation Japan, known worldwide for its unique technology products and solutions, today announced a significant breakthrough achieved by Sharp's Workspace
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BA.5 strain of Omicron found in Fijian community: official
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], July 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji's Permanent Secretary for Health James Fong said Tuesday that the BA.5 strain of Omicron was found in the Fijian community.
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Pakistan's coronavirus positivity rate reaches 3 pc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): After several weeks of fluctuation in Covid cases, Pakistan registered a positivity rate of 3 per cent with 582 fresh cases reported during the last 24 hours, National Institute of Health, Islamabad (NIH) data reported.
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Vietnam reports 748 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 748 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 324 from Saturday, according to its Ministry of Health.
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US President Biden likely infected with BA5 Covid variant
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden who is suffering from COVID 19 is likely infected by highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.5.
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