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COVID-19: Panneerselvam urges Stalin to take 'appropriate action' to curb
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 29 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Coordinator and former deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to take "appropriate action" to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of
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45 people test positive for Omicron in Tamil Nadu so far
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 29 (ANI): As many as 45 people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, said State Health Minister Ma Subramanian.
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Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 29 (ANI): The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains "very high", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday as the world continues to witness the surge in global COVID-19 cases.
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Some 3,000 flights cancelled, 11,500 delayed worldwide on Tuesday: Tracker
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): Amid the global surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, almost 3,000 flights have been cancelled and more than 11,500 flights have been delayed worldwide on Tuesday.
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Amid Omicron scare, J-K's education dept staff to be deployed for COVID du
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 29 (ANI): With the country reporting more than 650 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far, the staff members from the education department in Jammu and Kashmir will be redeployed to the COVID duties in all districts of the Union Territory.
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Rapid antigen tests less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): The Food and Drug Administration in the US has said that rapid antigen tests are less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infections.
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Joe Biden revokes southern Africa travel restrictions
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has ended the COVID-19 related travel restriction imposed last month on the eight southern African nations due to the spread of coronavirus' variant Omicron.
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Omicron becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Netherlands
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 caused more than 50 percent of infections in the Netherlands over the past week, replacing Delta as the dominant variant, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) announced on Tuesda
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Hyderabad reports 7 new Omicron cases, state tally mounts to 62
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 28 (ANI): Seven new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported in Hyderabad during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Tuesday.
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Around 2,500 flights cancelled, 5,200 delayed Worldwide on Tuesday: Tracke
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Almost 2,500 flights have been cancelled and nearly 5,200 flights have been delayed worldwide on Tuesday as a result of health officials 'and airlines' concerns about the coronavirus Omicron variant, according to the tracking website FlightAware.
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Tunisia reports 4 more Omicron cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia detected four more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections in the country to 10, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Tuesday.
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Scientists identify antibodies that might neutralize Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): During a recent study, an international team of scientists identified antibodies that neutralize omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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