Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], January 20 (ANI): Jharkhand government decreased the RT-PCR testing rates from Rs 400 to Rs 300 on Thursday, as per an order.
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China's capital Beijing has reported three more COVID-19 cases since Monday, weeks before the Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in the capital on February 4.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 19 (ANI): The rising cases of COVID-19 in Kerala could be due to the presence of the Omicron variant of the virus, said Dr GS Vijayakrishnan, the President of Kerala Government Medical Officers Association on Tuesday.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 18 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh reported 3,084 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Tuesday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 18 (ANI): Unidentified terrorists hurled a grenade towards Police Control Room (PCR) in Srinagar on Monday, informed the police.
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 17 (ANI): Boosting Kashmir's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, District Hospital in Pulwama of South Kashmir got its first RT-PCR testing lab.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): Passengers arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE), including Dubai are now exempted from compulsory seven-day home quarantine and RT-PCR test upon their arrival to Mumbai, as per an order from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
London [UK], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will abolish mandatory COVID-19 tests for all fully vaccinated travelers returning to the country by the end of January, the Times reported on Sunday, citing a source close to UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): BioGenex Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. has developed a RT-PCR kit for Covid-19 diagnosis, which detects COVID 19 caused by SARS COV 2 variants including "OMICRON" plus other variants.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 8 (ANI): The Jammu Airport officials have intensified testing of the unvaccinated travellers including the Vaishno Devi pilgrims in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 6 (ANI): In view of a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the state as well as in the country, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday said that all air travelers deboarding at Bhubaneswar airport except those in transit will have to undergo CO
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.