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Omicron scare: Health officials searching for Botswana woman who visited MP
Madhya Pradesh health authorities have launched a search for a woman from Bostwana who, as per government records, visited Jabalpur on November 18, an official said on Monday
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Thermo Fisher says its Covid-19 tests accurately detects Omicron variant
The World Health Organisation last week classified the Omicron variant as a SARS-CoV-2 'variant of concern'
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PM Modi asks people to stay alert against new Covid variant 'Omicron'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged people to stay alert against the new coronavirus variant Omicron
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Dutch police arrest couple attempting to flee quarantine for Spain
They were arrested 'in an airplane that was about to depart' the police said in a statement
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DATA STORY: India logs 8,309 new cases; death toll rises to 468,790
India has so far administered 1,224,168,929 vaccine doses. That is 3540.02 per cent of its total caseload, and 87.51 per cent of its population
 "DATA STORY: India logs 8,309 new cases; death toll rises to 468,790")
Singapore to progressively extend vaccinated travel lane flights to India
India and Singapore agreed to resume passenger flights from November 29 under an air transport bubble agreement
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Japan to bar foreign visitors to prevent the spread of Omicron variant
Japanese returnees from a number of specified nations would have to quarantine in designated facilities
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India reports 8,309 new Covid infections; active cases decline to 1,03,859
With 8,309 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,45,80,832
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Parts of northern China tighten curbs as new Covid cases flare up
The new resurgence is tiny relative to many outbreaks overseas, and national officials specified that China does not aim for remaining at zero cases.
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New Covid variant 'Omicron' cases increase as world rushes to learn more
Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world and many governments rushed to close their borders
S Korea Covid cases rise as Seoul metropolitan area sees cluster infections
The recent resurgence in Covid cases in Korea could be attributed to cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area
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Covid-19 omicron variant: Five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
The new variant - identified as B.1.1.529 has been declared a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation and assigned the name Omicron
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Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease: WHO
WHO said it is not yet clear whether the newly-detected coronavirus variant Omicron is more transmissible or causes more severe disease compared to other variants.
Covid-19: Will vaccines stop omicron? Scientists are racing to find out
As nations severed air links from southern Africa amid fears of another global surge of the coronavirus, scientists scrambled to gather data on the new Omicron variant
Thane resident tests Covid positive after returning from S Africa: Official
A man who recently returned from South Africa to Dombivali in Maharashtra's Thane has tested positive for coronavirus
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US does not impose new Omicron testing for passengers from southern Africa
Starting Monday, the United States will bar most foreign travelers from South Africa and seven other southern African countries in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant
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Covid-19 'variant of concern': What we know and don't know about Omicron
South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus that they say is behind a recent spike in Covid-19 infections in Gauteng, the country's most populous province
Omicron: How the new Covid-19 variant was found and what we know so far
Hunting for variants requires a concerted effort. South Africa and the UK were the first big countries to implement nationwide genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020.
Centre issues revised guidelines for international arrivals in India
Union Health Ministry revised guidelines for international arrivals in India in effect from December 1 after emergence of new Covid variant 'Omicron'
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Important to be alarmed, no need to panic: Expert on Covid Omicron variant
Following the emergence of the new Covid 'Omicron', an expert said it is important to be alarmed and informed about the variant but there is no need to panic.