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Centre reviews preparedness to deal with COVID-19 variant Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday with officials from States and Union Territories to review COVID-19 public health response measures and preparedness amid reports of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in various cou
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MHA extends Covid containment measures till December 31 considering emerge
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Taking cognizance of the emergence of highly mutant Covid-19 variant B.1.1529 or Omicron cases in few countries of Africa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday extended validity of Covid containment measures till December 31 to curb further spre
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Russian PM to discuss bilateral relations with Chinese State Council Premi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 30 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese State Council Premier Li Keqiang are scheduled to discuss the development of Russian-Chinese relations and strategic cooperation between the two countries virtually on Tuesday.
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Kabul resumes exports of talc powder, says Afghanistan Industrial Associat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 30 (ANI): Afghanistan's capital Kabul has recently exported 500 tons of talc powder to a number of countries including China, Spain and the UK, said Afghanistan Industrial Association on Monday.
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Centre issues new guidelines for international passengers amid rising conc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Amid the rising concerns of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron', India has issued new guidelines for the international passengers arriving in India, after some countries reported the cases of this variant.
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India, Pak struggling to reach consensus on providing humanitarian assista
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 30 (ANI): Islamabad and New Delhi are at loggerheads over the modalities of shipment of Indian wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistan as the two countries are struggling to find a common strategy for humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan, officials h
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7-day quarantine must for all international passengers from 'at risk' nati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI): After two South Africa-returnees tested positive for COVID-19 and amid increasing concern over the new variant 'Omicron', the Bengaluru airport has made seven days quarantine compulsory for all international travellers arriving from 'at ri
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Omicron: Kerala to deploy health workers at all 4 airports
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 30 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday said that the health workers will be deployed at all the four airports in the state in order to collect samples and conduct testing of people coming from foreign countries.
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Telangana govt sets up cabinet sub-panel to tackle Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 30 (ANI): The Telangana government on Monday set up a cabinet sub-committee to tackle the situation that may arise due to Omicron, the new variant of Coronavirus found in some countries.
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Kevin Pietersen lauds India for extending support to African countries in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [US], November 30 (ANI): Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Monday lauded India for extending support to African countries in dealing with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Delhi: RT-PCR tests, quarantine mandatory for travellers from 6 Omicron-af
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Amid rising concerns due to the new coronavirus variant Omicron, the Delhi government on Monday said RT-PCR tests will be conducted on all passengers arriving from six high-risk countries.
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Indonesia expands entry ban on foreigners over Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Indonesian government has expanded the entry ban on foreigners with travel histories in 10 countries and China's Hong Kong in the last 14 days, in order to prevent the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the
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