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  • Omicron in Gujarat: People with no travel history found infected

    Omicron in Gujarat: People with no travel history found infected0

    Forty-seven percent of the total cases of Omicron infections found in Gujarat had no travel history. In the last one week, the state reported a total of 79 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, reported The Times of India. Gujarat, on January 3, reported 16 new cases of the Omicron variant, taking the tally

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  • Housing sales up 71% to 236,530 units in 2021 in top-seven cities

    Housing sales up 71% to 236,530 units in 2021 in top-seven cities0

    Housing sales across top seven cities rose 71 per cent year-on-year in 2021 to 2,36,530 units, but demand fell short of pre-Covid levels by 10 per cent, according to Anarock. Housing sales stood at 1,38,350 units in 2020 and 2,61,358 units in the 2019 calendar year. Mumbai-based Anarock attributed the rise in housing sales to very low interest

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  • Omicron scare: Amid sudden Covid-19 surge, Centre flags eight states

    Omicron scare: Amid sudden Covid-19 surge, Centre flags eight states0

    India’s R naught value, which indicates the spread of Covid-19, is 1.22, the Union government said on Thursday, warning that cases are increasing, not shrinking. It asked Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Jharkhand to remain vigilant following a significant rise in weekly infections and positivity rate there. In view of

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  • Asia stocks, oil struggle as Omicron worries weigh

    Asia stocks, oil struggle as Omicron worries weigh0

    Asian stock markets were generally weaker  in holiday-thinned trading on Monday, as uncertainty over the economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant weighed on investor sentiment. U.S. airlines have cancelled or delayed thousands of flights over the past three days due to COVID-19-related staff shortages, while several cruise ships had to cancel stops after outbreaks

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  • COVAX Targets 70% COVID-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-2022

    COVAX Targets 70% COVID-19 Immunization Coverage By Mid-20220

    Geneva, Switzerland:  Amid possible need for variant-specific vaccines, changes to vaccination policies, country preference for some products over others, the programmatic complexity of managing multiple products, and the need for better intelligence on country-level planning and execution, COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent COVID-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022. The Independent

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  • “Boost, Boost, Boost”: WHO’s Advice To Europe And A Warning On Omicron

    “Boost, Boost, Boost”: WHO’s Advice To Europe And A Warning On Omicron0

    The World Health Organization’s European head on Tuesday warned countries to brace for a “significant surge” in COVID-19 cases as Omicron spreads, and advised the widespread use of boosters for protection. Since it emerged in late November, Omicron has been detected in at least 38 of the 53 countries in the WHO’s European region and

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