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'Make COIVID contingency plans': US warns Americans travelling abroad
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): The United States has warned Americans travelling abroad to make "contingency plans" as countries around the globe grapple with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron variant.
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Zimbabwe's COVID-19 deaths continue to rise
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Zimbabwe recorded 27 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest ever since the omicron variant began, as the country's deaths due to the virus continue to rise.
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COVID-19: Health experts emphasize accelerating genome sequencing to detec
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): With rising cases of COVID-19 new Omicron variant in the country, the top health experts are emphasizing accelerating genome sequencing to detect Omicron variant.
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Omicron will spread like fire globally, produces protection against Delta:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): A top health expert has linked rising COVID-19 cases in India with the Omicron variant and said it will spread like a fire globally but would produce some protection even against the Delta variant.
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COVID-19: Afghanistan asks WHO for Omicron testing kits
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30 (ANI): Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the Taliban led government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the Omicron's testing kits for Afghanistan.
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10 new Omicron cases reported in Andhra, case tally now 16
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 10 new cases of coronavirus variant Omicron with which the total case tally in the state rose to 16.
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Vaccines still effective against Omicron as T cell immunity holds up bette
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the numbers
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Omicron variant leading to tsunami of COVID cases: WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a tsunami of COVID cases.
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Fifth COVID wave with Omicron variant may hit Pakistan by mid-February
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Fifth COVID-19 wave with Omicron variant may hit Pakistan by mid-February adding to the country's pandemic woes.
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COVID-19: Islamabad reports three new Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Pakistan's capital Islamabad has reported three more COVID-19 cases of the Omicron variant, local media reported citing the health ministry on Wednesday.
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Thailand reports over 700 Omicron variant cases
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday that the country has detected a total of 739 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant to date, including 488 overseas arrivals and 251 local infections.
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Omicron nothing but a 'seasonal cold virus'; overreaction causing panic, c
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): Terming Omicron variant as nothing more than a "seasonal cold virus", a US-based cardiologist has warned against "overreaction and over-reach" by government agencies, saying their actions are causing panic and providing misinformation.
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