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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 ...
View: The biggest challenge in fight against Covid pandemic begins now
The enormity of the challenge arises from the need for vaccines to reach remote, poorly connected areas, and the necessity to store and tra...
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport gets ACI health accreditation for safe travel
The accreditation is the outcome of the rigorous assessment of the RGIA on the alignment of its health measures with the ACI Aviation Busin...
45K applications received from intl passengers at Delhi airport for quarantine exemption
The government had said last month that from August 8, if any arriving international passenger has a negative report from an RT-PCR test do...
GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo launches FTCCI business facilitation centre
The Cool Dolly was developed in-house by GHAC with the help of inputs from pharmaceutical exporters and air carriers for transportation of ...
UK extends coronavirus quarantine period from 7 to 10 days, in line with WHO guidance
“In symptomatic people, COVID-19 is most infectious just before, and for the first few days after symptoms begin. It is very important peop...
Maharashtra opposes plea for adopting Kerala model to fight COVID-19
The state government, in its affidavit filed on Monday before the Nagpur bench of the high court, said it was implementing strategies as pe...
From namaste to corona drugs, West is looking to East for survival tips
Once we brought back Camay soaps. Now we bring back the virus. “Foreign-returned” has acquired a patina of suspicion rather than pride. The...
Bangalore Airport to be shut till March 31, cargo operations to continue
The Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) on Tuesday announced closure of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru starting...
Health Ministry asks Indian airlines not to carry those with 'home quarantined' stamps
As the ban on international flights came into effect in India in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak, the Union health ministry on Monda...
Airlines responsible for monitoring health of crew members who went abroad on duty: Health ministry
The crew has to fill the self-declaration forms, similar to the passengers. The crew needs to present the self-declaration forms to the hea...
Coronavirus: Passengers from Australia, UK, US to be screened at 30 airports
The Union Health Ministry has shot off a letter in this regard to all chief secretaries, airport health organisations and officers concer...
How surveillance at airports could expose passengers to coronavirus
So far, nearly 12.29 lakh passengers have been screened at Indian airports, according to health ministry.
Govt to send Air India flight to Milan on Saturday to bring back stranded Indians: MEA
"GoI will send an Air India flight tomorrow afternoon to evacuate Indians stuck in Milan due to #Covid19. We expect to bring back around 20...
No case of coronavirus in Assam: Health Minister
Panchayat and the rural development and education departments have been advised for IEC activities and in this regard, 73 gram Sabha meetin...
Coronavirus death toll rises to 908; WHO sends team to China
According to China's National Health Commission, 91 deaths were reported in Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, two in Anhui, an...
Coronavirus testing facility likely at Mumbai hospital
The Maharashtra government is mulling to set up a coronavirus testing facility at Kasturba Hospital here to reduce the burden on Pune-based...
Special Air India flight with stranded Indians from virus-hit Wuhan to leave for home on Saturday
India announced plans to operate two flights from Wuhan to airlift around 400 students stranded in Hubei province, the epicentre of the vir...
Coronavirus alert: Airport authorities asked to step up vigil on travellers
There are 1,200 Indian medical students studying in Wuhan, the epicentre of new virus and many of them are expected to travel to India betw...
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