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UK's Johnson urges people to get COVID-19 vaccine in Christmas message
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday urged people in the United Kingdom to get a COVID-19 vaccine as a Christmas present to their "family and the whole country," amid an unprecedented surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant of the corona
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India's Omicron cases stand at 358
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): India reported 358 cases of Omicron variant so far, as per a bulletin released by Ministry of health and family welfare.
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Caution, vigilance needed but PM himself should set example : Brinda Karat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement where he urged the citizens to be 'satark' and 'saavdhaan' in the wake of rising cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country, Communist Party of India (Marxist) senior leader and Politburo
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COVID: Two more Omicron cases reported in Andhra Pradesh
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI): Two more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the overall tally to four in the state.
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COVAX targets 70 pc COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 24 (ANI): Amid possible need for variant-specific vaccines, changes to vaccination policies, country preference for some products over others, the programmatic complexity of managing multiple products, and the need for better intelligence on country-level plann
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Uttarakhand reports first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 24 (ANI): After the first case of Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus was detected in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, the authorities warned of the imposition of Night Curfew and COVID restrictions in the state if the necessity arises.
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Tunisia reports 5 more cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.
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Four more test positive for Omicron in Rajasthan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 24 (ANI): Four more people have been detected positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Rajasthan, as per Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena.
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Postpone UP polls, ban rallies: Allahabad HC urges ECI, PM Modi over Omicr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the COVID variant Omicron scare, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested Election Commission of India to immediately postpone the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh for 1-2 months.
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Omicron scare: Maharashtra govt to issue guidelines for Christmas, New Yea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Maharashtra government to issue detailed guidelines on Friday to avoid crowd during Christmas and New Year celebrations as the State is once again reporting a steep hike in COVID-19 cases amid fresh concerns raised by the Omicron variant of
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PM Modi chairs meeting on COVID-19 situation, says people should be 'satar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the efforts to combat COVID-19 and Omicron strain and emphasised the need to be "satark" and "saavdhan" in view of the new variant.
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18 Omicron patients out of 34 admitted to LNJP hospital have been discharg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Out of the total 34 patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), 18 have been discharged, said Dr Suresh Kumar, the MD of LNJP on Thursday.
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