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Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead on the Covid-19 crisis, declares the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19 to be a variant of concern, renaming it Omicron. SOUNDBITE
New Delhi, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- India reported Wednesday having crossed 30 million coronavirus infections since the start of the pandemic, while concerns have emerged about the emergence of a new variant of the virus. (Camera: IDREES MOHAMMED)SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS CARRYING OUT COVID-19 TESTS IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.
Bangalore, Dec 29 (EFE/EPA).- Six people who flew in from Britain recently have tested positive for the more contagious strain of the coronavirus that has prompted fresh border closures across the world after it was first detected in the United Kingdom. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV)SHOT LIST: HEALTH CARE WORKERS COLLECTING SWAB SAMPLES IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
India starts giving booster vaccine shots to health workers and the elderly as the country undergoes an infection surge driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the virus. IMAGES
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the world is in a "race against time" to understand the new Covid variant, calling for precautions to give scientists time to analyse the Omicron strain. She speaks during a visit to Latvia with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg IMAGES
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