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The new B.1.1.529 coronavirus variant which has "a large number of mutations" has continued to spread outside southern Africa where it emerged with Europe recording its first case of the strain.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as Omicron.
Karnataka lifts night curfew - Read new SOPs issued by state government - The Karnataka government will conduct more COVID-19 tests in the coming days after 20 lakh people turned out to pay homage to actor Puneeth Rajkumar.
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The Karnataka government has decided to conduct more Covid-19 tests in the coming 15 days in view of the huge crowds witnessed for four consecutive days after the death of actor Puneeth Rajkumar and the celebrations of bypoll results in two districts of north Karnataka.