Ithaca [US], December 16 (ANI): Cornell University has reported 903 COVID-19 cases among students from December 7-13, and varsity officials have said that a "very high percentage" of them are Omicron variant cases in fully vaccinated individuals, reported CNN.
Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, NITI Aayog Member-Health, Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said that the effective strategy is to ensure that the adult population of India is vaccinated with the two doses of vaccines.
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): A new study has found that people previously infected with COVID and those vaccinated will have some 'stronger than basic' defence against the Omicron strain of COVID-19.
Jakarta [Indonesia] December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Indonesia will begin to vaccinate children between the ages of 6 and 11 against COVID-19 from Tuesday, the acting Director-General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, said on Monday.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Meenakshi Amman Temple administration on Sunday withdrew its order stating that only fully vaccinated persons would be allowed to enter the temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu from December 13.
Amman [Jordan], December 12 (ANI): A study by Sima Zein of the American University of Madaba has found that in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria, about two-thirds of participants were unwilling or hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Chandigarh [India], December 12 (ANI): Chandigarh reported its first case of Omicron after swab samples of a fully vaccinated 20-year-old male passenger from Italy, who had tested COVID-19 positive on December 1, revealed the presence of the new variant of the novel coronavirus.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 11 (ANI): The Meenakshi Amman Temple administration on Saturday said that only fully COVID-19 vaccinated persons will be allowed to enter the temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu from December 13.
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Patients infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, who arrived in Russia from South Africa, were earlier vaccinated, their disease is mild, Alexander Gintsburg, director of Russia's Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Micr
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands approved the recommendation of the Health Council to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19, the cabinet said in a statement.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 11 (ANI): The people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 would not be allowed entry into public places in Madurai district from December 13, District collector Dr S. Aneesh Sekhar has informed.
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of New York will impose mandatory masking for all businesses or require their employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, extending a similar mandate for New York City by Mayor Bill