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US considers new Covid prevention measures for arrivals from China: report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing COVID-19 surges in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic sequence data, being reported from the PRC," the officials said, using the initials of the People's Republic of China, according to Re
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Hong Kong to scrap Covid-19 test for international travellers
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong announced that the mandatory Covid-19 test for international travelers and the city's pass required to enter most venues would be scrapped.
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COVID testing of foreign tourists at Taj Mahal; one found positive
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A man who recently returned from China was found positive for COVID-19 at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Sunday, said Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Agra Dr Arun Kumar Srivastava said.
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International passengers undergo Covid test at Andhra's Gannavapuram Airpo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An Air India flight arrived at Gannavaram Airport with 140 passengers from Sharjah. Four passengers underwent the Covid tests at the Gannavaram International Airport.
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Almost 45,000-50,000 Covid tests are being conducted in state everyday: Bi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that the state is on alert amid the global surge in Coronavirus infection and asserted that over 40 thousand tests are being conducted here regularly.
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RT-PCR test mandatory for arrivals from China, 4 other nations: Union Heal
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday announced that a RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand.
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2 pc international travellers to be tested at Mumbai airport from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Friday said that two per cent of international passengers arriving at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Saturday onwards would undergo post-arrival testing for COVID.
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Karnataka govt starts mandatory COVID tests for ILI, SARI patients, advise
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In view of the increase in COVID cases in several countries and the discovery of new variants, the Karnataka government on Thursday decided to conduct mandatory COVID test for those with Influenza Like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) in the state.
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Covid test mandatory for 2pc of arriving international passengers: MoCA
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also issued 'Guidelines for International Arrivals' in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and said that the guidelines will be reviewed and revised from time to time.
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Will increase COVID testing from 100 to 600 per day: Chandigarh Health Sec
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Health Secretary Chandigarh Yashpal Garg on Wednesday said that the administration would increase testing to 600 per day in view of the guidelines from the Centre regarding COVID-19 cases.
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No mass Covid testing in state now, will wait for results of genome sequen
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Maharashtra Health Secretary Sanjay Khandare on Wednesday divulged the action plans to be followed by the state to curb covid cases following the covid advisory, released by Union Ministry to all States and Union Territories. The Centre in its advisory requested States and UTs to send sample
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Impossible to track exact number of COVID cases in China: Chinese health a
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China's National Health Commission said that since many of the government's COVID regulation have ended including a lift on mandatory COVID tests, the number of cases reported no longer reflect the actual number of infections.
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