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Australia to introduce Covid test for Chinese visitors
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said the nation has decided to follow the position of countries across Asia, North America and Europe to introduce measures amid the "absence of comprehensive information about the situation in China".
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Thousands gather in China's Wuhan to celebrate New Year amidst covid wave
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In this new year celebration, Civilians released balloons into the sky when the clock struck 12, as per the tradition in Wuhan, where the Covid story has begun.
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Canada joins list of countries imposing COVID rules on China arrivals
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Canadian government announced that this new requirement will come into effect on January 5, at which point travellers aged two and older will need to provide proof of a negative test before leaving for Canada.
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Covid data is transparent, says China's Health Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"China has always been publishing information on COVID-19 deaths and severe cases in the spirit of openness and transparency," Jiao Yahui, head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the National Health Commission, said at a press briefing held on Thursday.
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China clearly not being transparent about covid case or deaths, says Briti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
British virologist and biologist Jonathan Latham, Executive Director of the Bioscience Resource Project, a non-profit based in New York said that Beijing is clearly not being open and transparent about case numbers or deaths and that only accurate data can lead to good decisions in China
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India reports 226 new COVID cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With 226 new cases, active cases stood at 3,653, taking the total number of cases reported in the country so far since the pandemic hit in 2020 to 4,46,78,384.
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Covid variant XBB.1.5 account for over 40pc of cases in US
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the CDC, the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant as of this week has pushed out the BQ.1 and the BQ.1.1 subvariants from their previous positions as the most detected coronavirus mutations.
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Flyers from China must show negative COVID report for traveling to France
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
All the flights coming from China, including the stopovers, must have a Covid test and the travellers need to wear masks.
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UK to make Covid test mandatory for travellers from China: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to Reuters citing UK media reports, the UK governmnet is all set to announce the new China arrival policy without providing specific details about the time.
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Delhi logs 9 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The national capital logged 9 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, with a case positivity rate of 0.22 per cent, stated a bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department on Friday.
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Delhi reports 11 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The national capital recorded 11 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, with a case positivity rate of 0.29 per cent, stated a bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department on Thursday.
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We expect our missions in China, Japan and South Korea to follow Covid hea
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India on Thursday said it expects its embassies in China, Japan and South Korea to follow Covid health protocols amid a spurt in Covid cases in these countries.
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