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COVID-19 third wave in India soon? Top scientists say this as Omicron cases rise
Amid rising Omicron cases in India, two scientists have predicted that a mild new COVID-19 wave is expected to hit India in February 2022.
The prediction has been made by Manindra Agrawal of IIT Kanpur and M Vidyasagar of IIT Hyderabad.…
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Bill Gates’ Omicron Thread: “We Could Be Entering Worst Part Of Pandemic”
Bill Gates, in a series of tweets aimed at alerting the public to the worrisome nature of the present surge in Omicron worldwide, said on Tuesday that he's canceled most of his holiday plans.
Noting that his close friends have increasingly…
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Boris Johnson says no new restrictions before Christmas despite Omicron surge in UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that the government has no plans of issuing tougher Covid-19 restrictions despite a surge in cases of the Omicron variant.
"We don't think today that there is enough evidence to justify any…
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Omicron in India: Complete list of restrictions issued by states ahead of Christmas, New Year…
Amid the new COVID-19 variant Omicron scare in the nation and the looming Christmas and New Year celebrations, several state governments have come up with a plan and imposed various restrictions to curb the spread of the virus.
Here is the…
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Centre asks states to impose night curfew, containment zones to curb Omicron spread
With the increasing number of Omicron cases coupled with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Centre on Tuesday asked states to impose night curfew along with strict regulation on large gatherings.
The Health Ministry has…
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Biden says US ‘prepared’ for omicron as Israel calls for 4th shots
President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading omicron coronavirus variant that the country was “prepared” to fight it, as Israel — which pioneered the use of Covid vaccine boosters — announced fourth…
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Health chiefs fear ‘gathering storm’ as omicron variant sweeps world
The world was braced on Tuesday for another wave of deadly COVID-19 infections as the omicron variant of coronavirus spread at an unprecedented rate.
Omicron infections are multiplying across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia —…
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Three times more transmissible than Delta: Govt warns states, UTs on Omicron
The Centre on Tuesday asked state governments and administrations of Union territories to increase surveillance, saying the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is three times more transmissible than Delta.
“Hence, even greater foresight,…
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WHO Approves Novavax As 10th Authorised Covid Jab
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a Covid vaccine made by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use, after the European Union medicines regulator gave it the green light.
The European Medicines Agency had assessed and…
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Maharashtra reports 11 new Omicron cases, 8 from Mumbai
Maharashtra detected 11 new cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday, which have now taken the state’s tally to 65, according to health officials.
With the latest Omicron cases in Maharashtra, India’s tally of such…
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