Four international travellers from Myanmar tested positive for the Coronavirus infection at the Delhi airport. The Genome sequencing of their samples is being done, the sources said.
The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday will hold a virtual meeting with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) at 4 pm on COVID-19 preparedness, situation and awareness, IMA informed ANI.
Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh Sumer Singh Solanki wrote a letter to Union Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh L Mandaviya and urged the latter to open a Government Medical College in Nimar region of tribal districts in Madhya Pradesh.
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.
In a letter to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Union Health Minister asked them to follow the COVID-19 guidelines strictly during the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra.
"I appeal to the people of Karnataka to take the booster dose at the earliest. People should wear masks, especially in indoor places and maintain social distancing," K Sudhakar said.
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.
Amid the spurt in Covid cases of a new variant in China and other countries, Telangana Health Minister Harish Rao urged the State's people to not panic and be alert.