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Mauritius to suspend air traffic from 6 countries in Southern Africa: Fore
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mauritius will suspend flights from six countries in Southern Africa starting Sunday amid the spreading new Omicron coronavirus variant, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
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Jharkhand Health Minister urges PM Modi to halt international flights in v
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], November 28 (ANI): Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to suspend international flights that were recently opened.
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Germany reports first 2 cases of new 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 28 (ANI): Germany on Saturday (local time) reported the first two cases of the new 'Omicron' variant of COVID-19.
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Karnataka: Passengers from South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong to compulsori
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): International arrivals originating from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong shall compulsorily undergo RT-PCR testing for COVID-19, the Karnataka government informed on Saturday in view of cases of 'Omicron' variant of COVID in other countri
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Omicron variant: Ajit Pawar calls meeting to review COVID situation in Mah
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): In view of the emerging new variant of COVID-19 in South Africa, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar called for a meeting on Sunday to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the state.
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Karnataka CM chairs meeting over rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): In view of concerns about the new variant of COVID-19 virus, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai chaired a meeting on Saturday in which instructions were given to increase vigil on the state's borders.
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Karnataka govt announces COVID precautionary measures in view of rising ca
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid the rise of COVID-19 cases and the fear of a new 'Omicron' variant in Karnataka, the state government on Saturday decided to implement a slew of stringent precautionary measures, informed an official statement issued by the Chief Ministe
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South Africa to share Omicron strain samples with foreign biosecurity bodi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa will share the samples of the new Omicron coronavirus variant with biosecurity agencies of other nations, the director of the country's Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation, Tulio de Oliveira, said on Saturday.
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Delta variant of COVID-19 found in two persons who returned to Karnataka f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): Two persons, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday after reaching Bengaluru from South Africa, have been found positive for delta variant of the virus.
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Behaviour of Omicron variant at 'individual, population level' not known,
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The new strain of COVID-19 has been named as 'variant of concern' based on laboratory and population-based observations and more information is being gathered on how it is behaving "at an individual level and at the population level," a senior ICMR offi
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Pak restricts travel from 6 South African nations, Hong Kong over new COVI
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 27 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday restricted travel from six southern African nations and Hong Kong amid rising concerns over the newly detected variant of COVID-19.
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Czech Republic testing traveler from Namibia for Omicron strain
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The central laboratory of the Czech Health Ministry is testing a woman who arrived from Namibia for the new Omicron coronavirus variant, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Saturday.
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