China Covid pivot sparks jitters worldwide, US mulling travel restrictionsChina late Monday scrapped quarantine for inbound travellers from January 8 onwards, dismantling the last remaining piece of its stringent ...
28 Dec, 2022, 10.59 PM IST
China to reopen borders, scrap quarantine for international travellers from Jan 8The National Health Commission (NHC) on Monday announced that COVID-19 management will be downgraded from Class A to B from next month, in ...
27 Dec, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
China may soon shorten quarantine for inbound travellers: SourcesUnder the new rule, arrivals would need to spend five days in a quarantine facility and a further two or three days at home, one of the sou...
04 Nov, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
27 killed, 20 injured as bus carrying people to COVID quarantine centre crashes in ChinaThe official media reported that the bus overturned on a highway in Guizhou province but there was no mention that the vehicle was transpor...
18 Sep, 2022, 08.45 PM IST
China halves quarantine time for overseas travellersThe new guideline cuts the length of mandatory quarantine for overseas travellers to seven days plus three more of home monitoring -- a dra...
29 Jun, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justified: Military policy for testing, quarantine in defence forces"The virus is inherently less pathogenic compared to the Delta and Beta variants; additional protection is conferred by immunity (either du...
10 Jan, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
National Insurance health policy: What coronavirus treatment is covered?While in the midst of a pandemic like this, having the right health cover and the right amount of coverage becomes all the more important. ...
24 Sep, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Britain's COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy to start Feb. 15The mandatory 10-day stay in government-provided accommodation, first announced last month, is designed to tighten borders against new vari...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.44 AM IST
Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions, reports BBCPrime Minister Boris Johnson told a news conference on Friday that the UK may need to implement further measures to protect its borders fro...
23 Jan, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with negative testAccording to a senior administration official, the new guidelines, which are set to be released as soon as Tuesday evening , will allow peo...
02 Dec, 2020, 08.51 AM IST
Should you buy Bajaj Capital's coronavirus health policy that pays a lump sum to surviving insured?This is an indemnity type medical insurance policy offered to individuals for reimbursement of hospitalization expenses subject to conditio...
24 Jul, 2020, 10.06 AM IST
Institutional or home quarantine violators will be slapped with criminal case: Assam health minister Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday declared that 14 day quarantine will be sine qua non for those coming to the state. H...
22 May, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Return of the Native: Karnataka govt is in a fix over home isolationThe growing number of returnees which is adding pressure on the system and people complaining of poor conditions in quarantining facilities...
21 May, 2020, 03.10 PM IST
Family members have to adhere to quarantine rules: Assam health ministerNew rule of home quarantine where not only the person in quarantine but the other members of the family in the same house has to adhere to ...
20 May, 2020, 12.46 AM IST
Assam government is negotiating a package of Rs 300 crore with World Bank: Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma said that Assam will have to quarantine around one lakh people. “The cost of quarantine per person for 14 days comes to around Rs 30,...
18 May, 2020, 10.23 PM IST
MCX ties up with Religare Health Insurance to insure its employees against Covid-19Employees in the age group 18-65 will be covered under this policy while the sum insured per employee will be Rs. 5 lakh.
04 Apr, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Edelweiss General Insurance to cover quarantined patients under policy cover of coronavirus"We have decided to cover hospitalization for not only those who have a confirmed diagnosis but also those who have been quarantined in spe...
23 Mar, 2020, 05.19 PM IST