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China: Harrowing spike in Omicron cases forces authorities to clamp lockdo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Henan [China] January 11 (ANI): China clamped lockdown in the multimillion city of Anyang of Henan province, amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cases in the city, according to media reports.
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COVID: Nepal starts inoculating 12-17 year olds
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhaktapur [Nepal], January 10 (ANI): Nepal has started inoculating its population in the age group of 12-17 years with anti-COVID vaccines as the infection fueled by the Omicron variant continues to grip the nation.
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In view of COVID-19 surge, all elective surgeries curtailed in Delhi's Saf
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): In view of the rise in cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, all elective surgeries have been curtailed at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital till further orders, said the hospital administration.
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COVID-19: Bengaluru logs 146 new Omicron cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 10 (ANI): Bengaluru reported 146 new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 infection, informed Karnataka Health Minister Dr Sudhakar K on Monday.
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China reports first community spread of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tianjin [China], January 10 (ANI): China has reported its first community spread Omicron cases, with two people confirmed with the coronavirus variant in Tianjin city, a Singapore-based newspaper The Strait Times stated citing local media reports.
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Study finds COVID-19 Omicron variant neutralized by booster dose
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): The new COVID-19 Omicron variant is more transmissible than the Delta variant. However, its biological characteristics are still relatively unknown.
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COVID-19: Kerala logs 17 more Omicron cases, total tally now at 345
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 10 (ANI): Kerala on Monday reported 17 fresh Omicron cases which pushed up the state's total tally of infections from the COVID-19 variant to 345.
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Delhi's restaurant industry facing difficulty in getting e-passes, busines
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The food and beverage industry in the national capital is once again facing hardships with restrictions being imposed due to a surge in COVID-19 cases especially of the new Omicron variant.
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Health ministry joint secretary advises Omicron patients to go in for home
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): As India witnesses a steep surge in COVID-19 cases and its Omicron variant, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Lav Aggarwal emphasised home isolation to deal with it and advised people to rely on only authentic sources of info
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Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justif
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), January 10 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, the top most medical authority in defence forces has come out with a policy on testing and quarantine in services which says that the infection caused Omicron variant of coronavirus is less pathogenic t
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Emerging economies must prepare for US Fed policy tightening: IMF
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): High inflation and COVID-19 new variant Omicron have made the outlook for emerging markets like India more uncertain. Another big challenge for the emerging economies would come from the policy rate hike from the United States Federal Reserve.
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Administering of covid-19 'precaution doses' begins, frontline workers, se
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, India began administering 'precaution doses' to healthcare, frontline workers and senior citizens with comorbidities on Monday.
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