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Pakistan bans travel from 15 countries amid looming Omicron threat
Pakistan Monday banned travel from 15 countries, except under certain conditions, and tightened up travel restrictions on 13 other countries in wake of the threat of the new COVID-19 variant Omicorn.
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IMA wants booster dose for healthcare workers, others amid Omicron threat
Omicron has proved to be less virulent in producing severe infections but definitely 5 to 10 times more potent in transmissibility than the Delta virus: IMA
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85% of India's eligible population administered first Covid dose: Mandaviya
Eighty-five per cent of India's eligible adult population has received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday
'Third wave projected to hit India by Feb, but may be milder than second'
With Omicron, the new variant of SARS-CoV2, the third wave of coronavirus could hit the peak by February with cases likely to be reaching up to 1-1.5 lakh a day in the country, a scientist said
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DRDO installed 931 Oxygen PSA plants during Covid-19 pandemic: Govt
The DRDO has installed 931 oxygen pressure swing absorption (PSA) plants across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said on Monday.
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Perth dropped as Ashes Test venue over difficult quarantine rules
Cricket Australia on Monday confirmed the fifth Test of the upcoming Ashes series will no longer be played in Perth.
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Omicron: Decision needed at national level on booster dose, says Maha Dy CM
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said there is need to take a decision at the national level on whether a booster dose of the vaccine is required to curb the pandemic
43 students of medical college test Covid-19 positive in Telangana
At least 43 students of Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences in Bommakal village of Telangana's Karimnagar has tested positive for COVID-19, said District Medical Health Officer on Sunday.
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Covid-19 vaccination: Over 90 million doses administered in MP
More than nine crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Madhya Pradesh since the process started in mid-January this year, a senior official said on Monday.
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Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, says Oxford vaccine creator
Sarah Gilbert stressed on the need for more funding on pandemic preparedness
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Further Covid containment measures after consulting experts, says K'taka CM
Meanwhile, Health Minister K Sudhakar in response to a question, downplayed the threats of the possible third wave of Covid-19
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Karnataka: With Covid among students, min says will stop schools if needed
He, however, maintained that the experts were of the opinion that there was no problem in holding regular offline classes
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DATA STORY: India adds 8,306 new cases, death toll rises to 473,537
India has so far administered 1,279,309,669 vaccine doses. That is 3692.99 per cent of its total caseload, and 91.45 per cent of its population
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South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new Covid-19 wave
Omicron was first detected in southern Africa last month and has triggered global alarm as governments fear another surge in infections
South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new Covid-19 wave
Omicron was first detected in southern Africa last month and has triggered global alarm as governments fear another surge in infections
South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new Covid-19 wave
Omicron was first detected in southern Africa last month and has triggered global alarm as governments fear another surge in infections
South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new Covid-19 wave
Omicron was first detected in southern Africa last month and has triggered global alarm as governments fear another surge in infections
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Covid-19: S African students shrug off Omicron and fret about exams
And whatever their opinions on the vaccine, the outbreak had done nothing to change their minds
Vietnam's economy estimated to lose $37 billion due to Covid-19 pandemic
Vietnam's economy is estimated to lose some $37 billion due to the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of this year, according to a top official
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Prices of food, daily necessities estimated to be spiking in North Korea
The cost of groceries and daily necessities in North Korea is estimated to be rapidly increasing in the face of a prolonged border lockdown to stave off the Covid-19 pandemic
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