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South Korea registers 2nd-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea registered the second-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases amounting to 7,630 new infections amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing the Korea Disease Control and Preve
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Pakistan: Schools with high COVID positivity to be closed for one week
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 22 (ANI): More than 1,000 people infected with coronavirus have been shifted to critical care across Pakistan as the COVID situation worsens owing to the Omicron strain, according to government estimates, reported Geo TV.
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First community cases of Omicron coronavirus strain detected in Vietnam
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has identified the country's first cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in people who have not traveled abroad, media reported.
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Invest smartly in Bajaj Finance FDs in 2022 to build an emergency fund
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Emergencies often come unannounced and can put a massive strain on one's savings. To secure one's finances, it is always better to keep aside some money and build a contingency corpus. Investors with a low-risk appetite looking for se
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Sputnik V seems to be more effective against Omicron if compared to other
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 12 (ANI): Sputnik V demonstrates very high efficacy against Omicron variant and appears to be more effective than other vaccines against the new strain, said Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
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Japanese minors under the age of 12 likely to be jabbed in middle of spri
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] January 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese minors under the age of 12 may start receiving COVID-19 shots in the middle of spring once approved by the Health Ministry, the Minister in charge of vaccination rollout, Noriko Horiuchi, said on Tuesday.
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Nepali sellers face challenges as sales of cassava, sweet potato others dr
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 9 (ANI): The heaps of cassava, sweet potatoes and cocoyams are lesser in comparison to earlier years at Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market, the main supplier for Nepali capital Kathmandu. Though the Maghe Sakranti festival is at the doorsteps, the sales still rem
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Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild': WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be a less severe disease than the Delta strain, but it does not mean it should be categorized as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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Study finds precise diagnoses, treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Ohio [US], January 6 (ANI): A team of researchers has found a link between strains of misshapen and fast-replicating tau protein and accelerated cognitive decline -- a critical result that could help lead to more precise diagnoses and targeted therapies.
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Omicron is predominant circulating strain in India: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, is the predominant circulating strain in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia relations strained in recent years
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 5 (ANI): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have deep diplomatic and military ties, but their relations have been strained in recent years after Islamabad reportedly refused a request by Riyadh to contribute troops to the Yemen war.
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Rising cases suggest third wave of COVID-19 has begun, Omicron will become
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): The rise in COVID-19 cases suggests that India is at the beginning of the third wave of coronavirus, a Delhi-based senior physician said on Tuesday and noted that the Omicron variant would become the dominant strain "which is not necessarily a bad thing" a
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