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US rolling out new measures to fight Omicron, allocates additional USD 580
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The US is rolling out new measures to fight COVID-19 variant Omicron by providing an additional USD 580 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to support seven partners who are working tirelessly in the global fight against coronavirus.
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Jammu reports three cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 21 (ANI): Three cases of Omicron have been detected in Jammu, the first instance of the new variant of the COVID-19 virus in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Omicron: Karnataka imposes restrictions on new year celebrations
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): In view of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the new year celebrations at public places will take place in a restricted manner, with celebrations allowed in restaurants and clubs
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Omicron is at least 3 times more transmissible than Delta variant: Health
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Tuesday alerted States and Union Territories about the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and said that based on current scientific evidence, Omicron is at least three times more transmissible than the Delta variant.
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'Jagged Little Pill' musical to close permanently due to rising COVID-19 c
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The Tony and Grammy award-winning show 'Jagged Little Pill' has closed on Broadway amid an increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.
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Biden to announce new actions to protect Americans, help hospitals battle
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will announce new actions on Tuesday (local time) to protect Americans and help communities and hospitals battle Omicron, building on the robust plan he announced earlier this month to get people maximum protection ahead of the winte
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COVID-19 Omicron variant is milder than Delta in terms of severity, a few
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The new COVID-19 variant Omicron is milder than the Delta variant in terms of severity and a few patients did not even witness fever so far, said Dr Manoj Sharma, Senior Consultant Internal Medicine at Delhi's Fortis Hospital on Tuesday.
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Ghana imposes travel bans to curb Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana imposed a travel ban on Israel, Malta, and the Republic of Korea in a bid to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant from these countries, said the foreign ministry late Monday.
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Nigeria declares fourth COVID-19 wave
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigeria is now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave, health authorities in the country have said, attributing it to the rise in Delta and Omicron variants infections.
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Most Omicron patients in South Africa recovering with simple, easy treatme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): As the case tally of the new variant of COVID-19 variant Omicron in India touches 200, South African Medical Association Chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee on Tuesday said that most patients in her country recovered from the variant with a simple and an
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Three cases of Omicron strain detected in Colombia: Health Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Colombia has identified three cases of the Omicron coronavirus strain in people arriving from abroad, the first indication that the highly infectious variant has spread to the Latin American nation, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection sa
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COVID-19: 34 new Omicron cases reported in LNJP Hospital, says Delhi Healt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A total of 34 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, out of which 17 patients have been discharged and the rest of the patients are admitted in other hospitals, informed De
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