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Omicron very different from Delta, Beta COVID variants, says South African
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The South African doctor who first raised an alarm over Omicron states that the new coronavirus strain has significantly more mutations, as compared to the Delta or Beta variants of COVID-19 which can be easily missed if one is not clinically aware of
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Members in Lok Sabha raise concerns about Omicron variant, emphasise vacci
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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US State of Minnesota reports second case of COVID-19 Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The second case of infection with the coronavirus Omicron variant in the United States has been reported in the US state of Minnesota one day after the first case was confirmed in the state of California.
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Karnataka CM to hold meeting with experts tomorrow over Omicron variant ca
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): As Karnataka reported two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the state government is being very cautious and it will prepare new Standard operating procedures (SoPs) to tackle the
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Biden to announce new actions to protect Americans against Delta, Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will announce new actions to combat COVID-19 as the country heads into the winter months and with the emergence of a new variant, Omicron, White House said in a statement on Thursday.
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Some countries have stopped flights, but India has increased surveillance,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): India has not imposed travel curbs but has increased surveillance and protocols, said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday.
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Omicron threat: Ahead of India series, CSA postpones domestic games
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], December 2 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday confirmed that all three, Round 4, Division Two CSA 4-Day Domestic Series matches scheduled to take place between December 2-5 have been postponed.
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Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise in south
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brazzaville [Congo], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the continent rise by 54 percent due to an upsurge in southern Africa, said the World Health Organization in a stat
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Omicron cases found in South-East Asia region 'not unexpected' in view of
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 2 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry confirmed two COVID-19 cases of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in Karnataka on Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was 'not unexpected' in South-East Asia Region while emphasising the need for all countries to step u
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COVID-19: FICCI urges Centre to adopt pan-India uniform policy to tackle O
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Stating that the emergence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus is a reminder that the threat from COVID-19 still looms large, Uday Shankar, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday urged the Centre to adopt a
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First Omicron case detected in Greece, national health service
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The first Omicron variant case of COVID-19 has been detected in Greece, and the man is quarantined, Head of National Public Health Organization EODY Theoklis Zaoutis said at a briefing on Thursday.
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Passengers from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): In the wake of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival and if found positive for COVID-19, they will be treat
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