"No discussion has been started even in the Immunisation panel National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) regarding the second booster," said a separate official source to ANI.
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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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Research from Fangqiong Ling's lab at Washington University in St. Louis discovered that the amount of SARS-CoV-2 in a wastewater system was linked to the disease burden of COVID-19 in the region it served.
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
The Chief Minister directed the officers that Intensity Care Units should be functional in all districts and there should be no shortage of medicines, specialists and technicians.
India recorded 173 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data. With the new cases, the number of active cases in India now stands at 2,670.
Parliament sources told ANI that the 26th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth will focus on the work of Parliaments in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Tests have been made mandatory. We wore masks throughout the journey. The steps taken by the Indian government are very important for the safety of all," said a passenger travelling from Bangkok.