New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): Serum Institute India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the UK Government announced no quarantine for fully vaccinated Indian travellers in the UK from October 11.
London [UK], October 7 (ANI): There would be no quarantine required for fully vaccinated Indian travellers in the UK from October 11, British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis said referring to the country's fresh travel guidelines on Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 8,817 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 22,94,457, according to the health ministry.
Wellington [New Zealand], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand said on Sunday that all adult foreign nationals will be required to be fully vaccinated to enter the country starting November 1.
Liverpool [UK], October 3 (ANI): Liverpool FC head coach Jurgen Klopp has revealed that "99 per cent" of the players in his squad are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden said that the fact that the US death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 7,00,000 means that more people need to get vaccinated in the country.
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Children between 12 to 18 years of age will be vaccinated against COVID-19 very soon, said Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 2 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday, while quoting a survey by the state government, said that those who are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus are not following the protocols and are exposing themselves to infection
Lahore [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab government has imposed lockdown in all cities except Rawalpindi citing the slow vaccination rate, a media report said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Pakistan's aviation body on Thursday announced that only fully vaccinated inbound and outbound passengers would now be allowed to travel via air, a media report said.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Underlining that more than 95 per cent of the antibodies persist for over a year among COVID-19 vaccinated persons as per some studies, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday cleared the air on booster dose, saying talks in this regard are not pertinent
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that the main focus is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country, adding that the issue of booster dose is not pertinent at the moment.