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Gujarat's Rajkot reports its first Omicron case
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], December 19 (ANI): The first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported in the Rajkot district of Gujarat, said the district collector Arun Mahesh Babu on Sunday.
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Emergence of variants reminder that pandemic far from over: WHO Regional D
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, South-East Asia Region Director, World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday said that the risk of COVID-19 remains high globally, adding that the emergence of variants is a reminder that the pandemic is far from over.
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COVID-19: Mask usage declining; WHO warning against it, says NITI Aayog's
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, on Friday expressed concern over the decline in the use of face masks in the country and said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against it as the global scene of the Omicron variant of COVID-1
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Omicron could have 'major impact', but no definitive answers yet: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has shed light on features of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, including the extent to which it will spread, and the number of mutations in the newfound strain.
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Health experts reiterate on COVID-19 appropriate behaviour as 'Omicron' CO
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): With World Health Organisation (WHO) stating that overall global risk related to the new COVID variant Omicron is assessed as very high and may change the pandemic course, health experts in India reiterated not to loosen up the guards as the situation st
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WHO designates new COVID-19 strain 'Omicron' as 'variant of concern'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation on Friday alarmed the siren among countries after a new variant of COVID-19 has been classified in South Africa, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said in a statement.
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WHO names new COVID strain from South Africa as Omicron, calls it 'variant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron'.
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COVID-19: Bahrain approves Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], November 12 (ANI): Bahrain has approved the emergency use of India's indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccination--Covaxin.
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China continues with propaganda campaigns over Covid-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 12 (ANI): China has resorted to all types of propaganda techniques to shift the blame for the origin of the COVID-19 using different conspiracy theories through political statements, state-run news media, social media as well as using rap songs.
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96 countries recognised Covishield, Covaxin: Health Minister Mandaviya
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): As many as 96 countries have recognised Covaxin and Covishield and both of these COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency use listing (EUL) from the World Health Organisation (WHO), said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday.
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New shipment of WHO life-saving medical supplies arrives in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 8 (ANI): An aircraft carrying around 7 metric tonnes of lifesaving medical supplies arrived in Kabul from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the operations and logistic teams of Qatar Airways and the Qatar government.
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Massive COVID wave unlikely if large population already infected, says AII
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Responding to the World Health Organization's (WHO) warning of a new COVID-19 wave, AIIMS Doctor and Epidemiologist Dr Sanjay K Rai on Friday said that it is unlikely if a large population has already been already infected by the virus.
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