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Omicron brings new Covid curbs in India: Night curfew in 7 states, ban on New Year gatherings

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Comorbidities certificate must for 60+ to receive Covid 'precautionary doses'

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Selena Gomez’s mom Mandy Teefey, almost lost her life while battling COVID and double pneumonia

Selena Gomez’s mom, Mandy Teefey, her battle with COVID-19 and double pneumonia didn’t end in tragedy despite experiencing scary moments. During her recent Entrepreneur Magazine photoshoot alongside her daughter, Teefey almost lost consciousness due to the long-lasting damage her lungs suffered from the virus.

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Omicron COVID-19 variant disrupts holiday travel with over 6,000 flights cancelled

COVID-19, disrupting holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year.FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted nearly 1,000 canceled flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. Saturday, up from 690 flights scrapped on Friday.

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Cabinet will discuss approaching IMF at next meeting: Minister Nimal

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva says the cabinet of ministers will discuss matters regarding approaching the International Monetary Fund for financial aid.Addressing an event in Kotte on Sunday (26), the Senior Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party stated that the CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and the Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance, S.R. Attygalle will be present at the Cabinet meeting which is due to be held on Monday (27) to enunciate further on the topic. The two officials will be answering questions as to whether or not the country is going to the IMF, and the reason to not go to the IMF.

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Ontario reports nearly 10K new COVID cases Sunday

COVID-19 cases Sunday.Health Minister Christine Elliott said there were 9,826 new infections, which is the second-highest single-day increase in Ontario since the pandemic began.On Saturday, a record 10,412 cases were reported.Elliott said there are 373 people hospitalized with COVID, which is down from Saturday’s report when there were 510 people hospitalized. However, Elliott said not all hospitals report stats on weekends or holidays.

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Lankans told obtain Security Clearance Report over foreign spouses

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Registrar General’s Department says that any Sri Lankan who seeks to marry a foreigner will have to wait for a ‘Security Clearance Report’ from the Defence Ministry.In a circular, the Registrar General’s Department said the foreign spouse should obtain a certificate from the security authorities of that relevant country.The certificate will indicate that the person has not been convicted for any offence during the last six months.It should be submitted to the Civil Registration Unit of the Registrar General’s Department through the local party or through an agent of the local party.This would then be sent to the Defence Ministry to obtain a security clearance report.Based on the clearance report, the Registrar

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Gas & kerosene shortage still unresolved

COLOMBO (News 1st); Consumers say that the gas shortage in the market has not been resolved as of yet while many are still affected by the kerosene shortage as well.Due to this, there are still long queues in many places to purchase kerosene as an alternative to gas as well.Many were seen queued near a petrol station in the Orugodawatta area with cans in hand, on Sunday (26).A person who was on the queues stated that the queue gets longer each day, thanks to the Government and its actions, and another pointed out that there were never this many queues for commodities.Another stated that they are going through many hardships, with a salary of Rs.

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Bambi could give you new deadly Covid strain, scientists warn as variants found in deer

Covid from deer, scientists have warned. At least three variants of the virus have been detected in wild white-tailed deer, the species on which Walt Disney based his most-loved character Bambi.

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Boris Johnson poised for decision on new restrictions as Covid jabs 'to be offered door-to-door'

Boris Johnson is expected to make a final call on whether to introduce new coronavirus restrictions ahead of New Year's Eve.

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Third wave of Covid likely to start if cases keep on rising for 14 more days, experts predict

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Israel's PM Bennett self-isolates after daughter tests positive for Covid-19

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Delhi, Mumbai see a spike in Covid cases amid Omicron fears

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New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch

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Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 1,648 new cases, 17 deaths; Omicron tally up

#COVID19 | Maharashtra reports 1,648 new cases, 918 recoveries and 17 deaths today. Active cases 9,81331 new #Omicron cases were reported in the state; till date, a total of 141 Omicron cases have been reported in the State pic.twitter.com/EO748wUjte

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Karnataka reports 348 new Covid cases in 24 hours amid Omicron threat

#COVID19 | Karnataka reported 348 fresh cases, 198 recoveries, and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases 7,418 pic.twitter.com/rZxxNc0IApNever miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint. Download our App Now!!

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Delhi reports 290 new Covid cases, 1 death in 24 hours

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Dundee have Aberdeen call off bid rejected as Covid leaves James McPake with just 11 outfield players

Dundee have had a desperate bid to call off their Boxing Day clash with Aberdeen thrown out by the SPFL.

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Maharashtra: 48 Navodaya students test Covid positive, school sealed

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How the virus enters heart, brain, other organs to cause long Covid, study shows

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Karnataka to reconsider fresh Covid curbs? Here's what CM says amid Omicron fears

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Mumbai reports 922 new Covid cases in 24 hours; higher than yesterday

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Why some COVID patients are more critical than others? Researchers solve mystery

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Tough Covid restrictions from today in parts of the UK - but not in others

Tough new restrictions have come into effect today in a bid to tackle the spread of Omicron - but not across all of the UK.

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Other countries have not had an economic tsunami as Sri Lanka: MP Eran

COLOMBO (News 1st); Countries beaten and battered worse by COVID-19 have not had an economic tsunami as much as Sri Lanka had, says Samagi Jana Balawega MP Eran Wickremaratne.Addressing a media briefing held in Colombo on Sunday (26), the MP expressed his views regarding the economic crisis, pointing out that Sri Lanka has set several economic records in history with its recent steps and statistics. The MP went onto cite several Government reports, stating that inflation has increased by 3.2% from 2014 to 2019, during a period of five years, however it has noted an increase of 10.5% from 2019 until 2021, within a period less than two years. Moreover, MP Wickremaratne mentioned that in the last few months alone, people have sold more than

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New Covid restrictions now in place in Northern Ireland

New coronavirus restrictions are being introduced in Northern Ireland today to try to combat rising Covid cases.

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Save the Children: Staff missing after massacre in Myanmar

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COVID-19 test giveaway: How Biden plans to distribute 500M kits for free

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Bus fares to increase from Wednesday (29)

COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Transportation, Dilum Amunugama says that bus fares will be slightly increased from next Wednesday (29) subject to several amendments.Previously, the National Transport Commission said that steps will be taken to submit a report prepared on the revision of bus fares to the Ministry of Transport.The Director-General of the NTC, Commander (Retired) Nilan Miranda said the report comprises of 12 facts including the budget for fuel, spare parts and maintenance.Meanwhile, the President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners Association, Gemunu Wijeratne said fares must be hiked by at least Rs.

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4 UK returnees test COVID positive in Bengal amid Omicron fears

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26 Dengue fatalities & over 33,000 patients in 2021 – Dengue Prevention Unit

COLOMBO (News 1st); 26 people have died of dengue in 2021 in Sri Lanka, said the country’s Dengue Prevention Unit.During this year almost 33,000 dengue patients were reported from all parts of the country.The Dengue Prevention Unit urged the people to seek immediate medical attention of they suffer from the dengue symptoms, noting that hospitals have the capacity to treat dengue patients.

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Omicron: Is Covid pandemic becoming endemic; Here's what Uday Kotak has to say

SARS-CoV-2virus is not going away.

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precaution dose will also be available for citizens above 60 years of age and with comorbidities on the advice of their doctor from January 10 next year as well.

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Abigail Breslin shares her grief as she marks first Christmas after her father died of COVID-19

Abigail Breslin remembered her late father Michael Breslin on her first Christmas since he died of COVID-19 earlier this year.The Oscar-nominated actress, 25, took to Instagram Friday with an emotional post about the holiday after her father's death at the age of 78 in February.'Merry Christmas eve everyone!' the New York City native said. 'I'm not gonna lie.

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More than 30 reported killed, bodies set on fire in Myanmar

Myanmar government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, fatally shot more than 30 and set the bodies on fire, a witness and other reports said Saturday.

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Christmas Day snow doesn’t stop people from lining up for COVID-19 test in Vancouver

As the snow falls on British Columbia, COVID-19 cases are surging there. The province is reporting record-high new cases, and testing clinics have been overwhelmed.

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Veteran lawyer loses crown as top legal aid earner as Covid pandemic slashes income

Veteran lawyer Donald Findlay has lost his crown as Scotland’s top legal aid earner.

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90% Indians received 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine, 61% fully vaccinated: PM Modi

Covid-19 vaccine. Over 61% of the nation's population have received both doses of Covid-19".

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India adds 6,987 Covid cases, 162 deaths in 24 hrs; Omicron tally rises to 422

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India to soon launch world's first DNA vaccine for Covid. All you need to know

Zydus Cadila has received an order to supply one crore doses of ZyCoV-D to the Government of India at ₹265 per dose and the needle-free applicator being offered at ₹93 per dose, excluding GST.

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Ontario reports more than 10K new COVID-19 cases for 1st time

COVID-19 for the first time.The 10,412 diagnoses surpass the previous record of 9,571, which was set Friday.It’s the third day in a row the province has broken its record for daily case counts.

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Omicron changes Christmas plans for British Columbians

A day after B.C. shattered its daily COVID-19 case record with more than 2,400 new infections, Omicron has put a wrench in our holiday plans. Kamil Karamali reports.

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Mumbai: BMC seals Lal Path Lab as 12 staff members test positive for Covid

Covid positive. The pantry boy has been shifted to NSCI in Worli, where he is being treated. The lab will remain sealed until further notice.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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