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MEDIA SCAN: Election predictions out and China slams ‘third-party’ ties

As a spike in COVID-19 cases, driven by Omicron, cooled off in India today, the news on the assembly elections, on the other hand, has heated up. COVID-19 updates: In what comes

January 11, 2022

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Bennett warns 2-4 million Israelis are infected with Covid amid Omicron

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that 2 million to 4 million Israelis are predicted to be infected with coronavirus during the current outbreak mainly caused by the highly infectious Omicron

January 10, 2022

COVID-19·News·World

Over 1,50,000 Covid deaths in Britain

Hospitalisations and deaths are nevertheless far lower than in the first wave of the pandemic when people were unvaccinated…reports Asian Lite News More than 150,000 people have died after catching coronavirus in

January 10, 2022

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New Covid cases cross 1 lakh mark, Omicron count at 3000

The recovery of 30,836 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,43,71,845. Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.57 per cent…reports Asian Lite News India registered a

January 7, 2022

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Indonesia to ban travelers from Iran

The travel ban is imposed because those countries have recorded a significant number of reports on local infections of the Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News Indonesia will ban entry for foreign travellers

January 7, 2022

COVID-19·News·Travel

Cuba tightens border controls amid Covid surge

Cuba has tightened Covid-19 border control measures in a bid to stem the ongoing surge triggered by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant…reports Asian Lite News The surge in cases follows the resumption of

January 6, 2022

COVID-19·News·World

Omicron likely plateaued, but 15% cases reinfections

Ferguson cautioned that record cases numbers being reported were likely to be an underestimate because test supplies have run out in some areas…reports Asian Lite News While Omicron infections have plateaued in

January 5, 2022

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Omicron spreading among over-50s, says Zahawi

Zahawi said that the British government would assess the Covid situation in England on Wednesday…reports Asian Lite News. British education secretary Nadhim Zahawi on Monday said the Omicron variant of coronavirus is

January 4, 2022

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Scholz calls for solidarity to fight Covid

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for more solidarity and social cohesion in the fight against the impending Omicron wave in his New Year’s Eve speech…reports Asian Lite News “Let us do everything

January 4, 2022

COVID-19·News·World

Fauci’s take on Omicron

“This is particularly relevant if you’re having an infection that is much, much more asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic, particularly in people who are vaccinated and boosted…reports Asian Lite News. The number of

January 3, 2022

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