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Delhi records 5 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The national capital recorded five new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin by the Delhi government, pushing the total number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi to 23.
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China: Workers stage protests after layoffs by COVID test kit manufacturer
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Online videos show workers demolishing boxes of COVID test kits, vandalizing the company's offices, and clashing with police in riot gear. They threw water bottles, plastic boxes and cones at police officers who ran away from the protestors.
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WHO criticizes China for "under-representing" COVID-19 cases, "narrow" def
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Incidentally, the scale of the current outbreak of the Covid infections has made it difficult for the authorities to track the Covid infections, following the end of the mandatory mass testing as part of the easing of Covid restrictions.
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India's new Covid cases jump to 2,582 in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the last 24 hours, the number of Covid tests conducted was 1,51,186 which is also a substantial increase from 92,955 tests conducted in the previous 24 hours (January 1).
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Mandaviya reviewed COVID testing, screening facility at Delhi IGI Airport
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday reviewed the COVID-19 testing and screening facility at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport and said that the Centre is taking every possible initiative to ensure the spread of COVID variants in the country.
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RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Singapore, Thail
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Now mandatory pre-departure RT-PCR testing has been introduced for passengers arriving in India on all international flights from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan. The test has to be conducted within 72 hrs prior to undertaking the journey, said the Union Minis
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Random Covid testing continues at Delhi airport; people follow Covid appro
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The people here have expressed least concern as they believe that there is not much danger of Covid infection but feel that it is equally important to stay cautious and aware.
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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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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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53 international travellers test positive for COVID during random sampling
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A total of 53 international travellers have tested positive for COVID during the random sampling at airports across the country amounting to only 0.94 per cent of the total samples collected so far, sources said on Saturday.
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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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