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COVID-19 Omicron variant coming from abroad, need to stop international fl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Monday said there is a need to stop international flights in view of rising cases of COVID-19 Omicroin variant. He alleged that similar negligence was seen in the second wave as well.
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World Petroleum Congress starts in US Houston amid Omicron concern
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Petroleum Congress, the largest triennial gathering for the industry, kicked off Sunday in Houston, the largest city of south-central U.S. state Texas, amid the shadow of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the uncertainty of gl
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Omicron variant: UP steps up preventive measures
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): In wake of the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus in the country, Uttar Pradesh is gearing up preparation to prevent the spread of the disease.
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Omicron cases present in at least 15 US states
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): At least 15 US states have confirmed the presence of COVID-19 variant, Omicron, said US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Omicron cases in UK rise by 50 per cent in one day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A further 86 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 246, British health authorities confirmed Sunday.
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First positive case of Omicron variant detected in Senegal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dakar [Senegal], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Senegal detected its first positive case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country's Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (Iressef) said on Sunday.
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Genome sequencing finds nine Omicron cases in Jaipur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5 (ANI): Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 5 (ANI): A total of nine cases of COVID19 Omicron variant have been reported in Rajasthan's Jaipur, said the state health department.
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Cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 might increase in Telangana between J
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 5 (ANI): Amid rising 'Omicron' threat, cases of the new variant of coronavirus might increase between January and February in Telangana, said State Director of Public Health and Family Welfare Srinivas Rao on Sunday.
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Maharashtra: 7 more test positive for Omicron variant of COVID-19, taking
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): Seven more people tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, taking the total number of cases of the new coronavirus variant in the state to eight, informed the public health department on Sunday.
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Detection of Omicron variant means pandemic not over yet: Ex-UK Scientific
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant brought the world back to square one in dealing with the pandemic, the former UK government scientific advisor and director of Wellcome Trust, Jeremy Farrar, said.
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Another passenger from Singapore tests positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 5 (ANI): A day after two international passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu amid the scare of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, another passenger from Singapore tested positive for the infection on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Uttarakhand govt launches random testing, aims to conduct 25,000
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 5 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the state government would be launching random testing against COVID-19 with a target of 25,000 tests daily, in view of precautionary measures taken by the government in the wake o
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