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Australian PM Scott Morrison Calls State Leaders Meeting Over Omicron Covid-19 Variant
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a meeting of state and territory leaders in response to the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. ....
New Zealand Reports 146 New Community Cases Of Covid-19 Delta Variant
New Zealand reported 146 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 8,574. ....
Pakistan Confirms 431 New Covid-19 Cases, 8 More Deaths
Pakistan confirmed 431 new Covid-19 cases and eight more deaths on Friday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. ....
East China City Reports 144 Covid-19 Cases In Latest Resurgence
An eastern Chinese city registered 37 locally-transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, local authorities have said. ....
Omicron Spreading At Unprecedented Rate: WHO
The Omicron variant is spreading at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization has said.....
'Raging' Omicron Will Strain US Hospitals: Fauci
Even as the highly transmissible Omicron variant has been "raging" through the US and the world, it is likely to put strain on the hospital system in the country in the coming weeks, warned President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci. ....
US Reports First Death From Omicron
Even as Omicron has now become the dominant variant in the US, the country has reported its first death from the highly transmissible variant, the media reported. ....
New Zealand To Vaccinate Kids Aged 5-11 From January 2022
The New Zealand government on Tuesday urged parents and caregivers to consider protecting their children aged 5 to 11 against Covid-19 with a suitable jab to be unveiled in January next year. ....
Omicron Infection To Reduce Hospitalisation Risk By 40%: Study
People infected with the Omicron variant of Covid are 15 per cent less likely to attend hospital, and 40 per cent less likely to be hospitalised for a night or more, compared to Delta, according to a new study. ....
'Hunar Haat' At Delhi's JLN Stadium To Shut Down Amid Spike In Covid Cases
In view of the rising cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday directed that the 'Hunar Haat' at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium be shut from Friday. ....
