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Covid-19: RT-PCR tests mandatory for international fliers travelling to In
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
All international passengers travelling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to India will have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR tests before departure and upload a report on the Air Suvidha portal from January 1, 2023, said Union Health Ministry sources on Thursda
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Next 40 days crucial as India may see COVID cases surge in mid-January: He
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As there have been reports of a surge in COVID cases in some countries, the operational readiness of health facilities is being reviewed in all States and Union Territories in case of another wave.
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2 passengers from Dubai test positive for Covid at Chennai airport
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Tamil Nadu Health Department said that two passengers coming from Dubai have been tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at Chennai airport on Wednesday.
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39 international travellers test COVID-19 positive in last three days in I
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The total number of international flights screened in the last three days ie Dec 24, Dec 25 and Dec 26 is 498. The no of samples collected for Covid19 testing is 1,780. The cumulative number of samples collected is 3,994. The cumulative number of samples testing positive is 39 and the cu
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States, UTs conduct mock drills to check Covid preparedness
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"To make sure there isn't a Covid surge in the country, PM Modi has asked us to be careful. The government is also preparing if at the covid cases increase. Today mock drills are conducted across covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment," Mansukh Mandaviya s
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30-40 per cent workforce in Japanese firms in China Covid positive, produc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Plants are also functioning with smaller capacities in China amid surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns, and unemployment had surged to the highest level in six months.
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China's COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The estimates, including 37 million people who were infected on Tuesday alone, were revealed by Sun Yang, a deputy director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a health briefing on Wednesday, the FT report said.
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Surge in Covid cases strain Chinese hospitals
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Millions of people in China have been affected by Covid-19 since the 'zero-covid policy' was diluted on December 7. The health authorities in Qingdao in Shandong Province estimated on Friday that 490,000 to 530,000 people per day have contracted the virus. Many Japanese companies are operati
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Be alert and careful: CM Yogi chairs review meet in light of global Covid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing global Covid surge, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday chaired a meeting to review the state's pandemic preparedness.
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States, Centre need to work in collaborative spirit to prevent COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Taking note of the rising cases of COVID globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that the Centre and States need to work in "tandem" and in a "collaborative spirit" as was done during the previous surges.
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Govt to conduct across country Covid response mock drill on Dec 27
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The mock drill is being conducted amid fear of a Covid surge in the country in the wake of a spurt of Covid cases reported in China and other countries. The Union Ministry in India has started taking several proactive steps in this direction.
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