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Deputy Election Commissioner instructs DEOs to organise camps for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 4 (ANI): In the wake of Omicron variant of COVID-19, Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) Nitesh Kumar Vyas emphasized on the need to vaccinate the entire staff and volunteers deputed for election duties in a poll-bound Punjab and directed all District Ele
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India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 127 cr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 127 crore doses on Saturday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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COVID-19: Madurai to ban entry of unvaccinated people in hotels, malls, ot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 4 (ANI): In an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage, the Madurai district administration has said that unvaccinated people will not be allowed to enter public places like hotels, shopping malls and other commercial establishments after one w
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South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to cur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI): As India confirmed two cases of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Friday said that countries in South-East Asia Region should further strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail the spread of the virus and its variants.
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Trevor Noah switches opinion on vaccination
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): Trevor Noah, host of 'The Daily Show', has touched a nerve among a certain segment of his fans by expressing scepticism in an online post of the motives of Moderna's CEO in pushing for new vaccinations.
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18 fliers from at-risk countries tested positive for COVID-19, samples sen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Union Health Minister Manuskh Mandaviya said on Friday that RT-PCR tests have been done of 16,000 passengers from 'at risk' countries and 18 samples have been sent for genome sequencing to determine if they have Omicron variant of the virus or not.
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We will go by scientific advice on vaccination for children, booster dose
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Union Health Minister Manuskh Mandaviya said on Friday that the government will go by scientific advice to decide on vaccination for children and about giving "booster dose" against COVID-19.
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SpiceHealth CEO Avani Singh features in the 2021 'Bloomberg Ones to Watch'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bloomberg Businessweek named SpiceHealth CEO, Avani Singh to its 2021 'Bloomberg Ones to Watch' annual list of up-and-comers who are poised to have a significant impact in their respective fields over the coming years.
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India adds 9,216 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): India reported 9,216 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the country to 99,976, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
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Over 138 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Over 138 crore COVID-19 vaccines have been provided to states and union territories so far under the nationwide vaccination drive, said the Union Health Ministry on Friday.
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Biden says US launching hundreds of family vaccination clinics to get shot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is launching hundreds of family vaccination clinics across the country to provide locations where families can get COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses all in one place, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
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Members in Lok Sabha raise concerns about Omicron variant, emphasise vacci
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha on Thursday expressed concerns about Omicron, the new variant of COVID-19, as they raised queries about "booster dose" and providing vaccination to the entire population of the country.
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