MANDATORY QUARANTINE

New UK strain: 8 samples taken in Delhi positive; 7 in quarantine at LNJP

The seven at the LNJP Hospital, whose genome sequencing report showed infection of the new strain, had arrived at the IGI airport from the ...

Maharashtra: 7 days’ institutional quarantine now for those coming from Europe, South Africa and the Middle East

“On arrival, no RT-PCR tests would be conducted for asymptomatic passengers, who would be taken to institutional quarantine/hotel. However,...

New Covid strain absent in India so far, says govt

Describing the new strain, which is said to be 70% more infectious than the earlier ones, as a ‘super spreader’ and an ‘adverse development...

Mumbai airport says passengers from Middle East, Europe will be subject to institutional quarantine

The new rules for the passengers travelling via the Mumbai airport, including those having connected flights, are in line with the directiv...

Karnataka makes covid test mandatory for flyers from UK

The new protocol has been in place in the backdrop of the Union government suspending all flights to and from the UK till December 31 due t...

Maharashtra govt mandates quarantine for air passengers from Europe, Middle East

The circular said 800 rooms will be required immediately on December 21 for passengers arriving from U.K.

No home quarantine for flyers to Maharashtra

Before then, domestic passengers arriving at airports such as Mumbai would be stamped on their hands to be in mandatory home quarantine for...

Tamil Nadu government releases new norms for mandatory quarantine and testing of travellers

Thermal screening is mandatory for people coming from other States and Union Territories by air, rail or road and for those coming from oth...

7 days paid institutional quarantine mandatory for international passengers arriving in India

Aviation regulator, DGCA, had extended the suspension of scheduled international flights to and from the country till August 31.

Karnataka relaxes rules, makes 2-week home quarantine for visitors mandatory

The changes in Karnataka's policy is in line with its approach to fresh covid-19 positive cases.

Lt Governor's 5-day mandatory quarantine order done away with: AAP govt to Delhi HC

The petition had challenged Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's June 19 order for a five-day institutional quarantine for all asymptomatic CO...

COVID-19 in Delhi: 5-day mandatory institutional quarantine order withdrawn after AAP govt's stiff opposition

A day after Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal directed five-day mandatory institutional-quarantine for every coronavirus patient, the d...

Why one rule for Delhi, another for rest of country: AAP on mandatory 5-day institutional quarantine

"I want to ask, what dictatorial order is this? One rule for Delhi and another for rest of the country. Is the BJP government taking reveng...

Delhi government reduces 14-day mandatory home quarantine to 7 days for asymptomatic travellers

The Delhi government on Wednesday reduced the 14 days mandatory home quarantine period to seven days for all asymptomatic travellers arrivi...

Doctor in SC questions Centre's new SOP ending 14-day mandatory quarantine of COVID-19 health workers

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah took the affidavit filed by doctor Arushi Jain in her pending petition on record and...

Flight cancellations leave travellers disappointed in Bengaluru

Only 65 flights departed from the Kempe Gowda International Airport as against the 100 notified to fly earlier. The cancellation left many ...

Centre issues new guidelines for domestic, international travellers

The guidelines come a day after Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said India will try to restart a good percentage of internationa...