Why should someone unlikely to transmit COVID undergo RT-PCR every 72 hours: Kerala HC asks state, CentreThe query was posed to the state government during hearing of a plea by a man who refuses to be vaccinated and has challenged the COVID gui...
08 Sep, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
Karnataka to impose week-long institutional quarantine on those entering from KeralaOn August 25, Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry had notified that asymptomatic persons who have received second dose of vaccine at lea...
30 Aug, 2021, 09.38 PM IST
COVID-19 restrictions at border with Kerala to continue, says Karnataka officialIn Dakshina Kannada, the positivity rate has been brought down to around 2 with a lot of effort and lifting of border restrictions will be ...
30 Aug, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
All Kerala districts have test positivity rate of over 10%Test positivity rate is the percentage of tests (conducted through Rapid Antigen testing kits or RT-PCR) which are Covid-19 positive over t...
23 Aug, 2021, 07.53 AM IST
Unvaccinated people, those allergic to drugs can go out for essential items, if none inoculated in household: Kerala govt to HCThe Kerala government told Justice P B Suresh Kumar that according to the latest COVID-19 guidelines issued on August 10, people living alo...
11 Aug, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
Kerala CM flays Karnataka's fresh travel curbs on passengers from the state"The Karnataka government has imposed the new restrictions against the Central government's directive," Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vija...
05 Aug, 2021, 02.42 PM IST
Bengaluru admin to strictly check Covid -ve report for travellers from Kerala, MaharashtraBBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday said that 11 teams of civic officials and police will be deployed at railway and bus statio...
03 Aug, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
Tamil Nadu makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people coming from Kerala"No of Covid cases has been increasing in the last three days. RT-PCR tests have increased. Many people are not wearing face masks. Vigilan...
01 Aug, 2021, 03.06 PM IST
RT-PCR certificate must for those from Kerala, MaharashtraThe certificate is mandatory for all passengers coming to Karnataka by flight, bus, train and personal transport, the circular said.
31 Jul, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
Waive off RT-PCR negative report norm for incoming pax: BMC to Maharashtra governmentWhile it was at first applicable to those coming in from Gujarat, Goa, Delhi, Rajasthan and Kerala, all of which had high infection counts ...
14 Jul, 2021, 09.02 AM IST
Karnataka govt exempts travellers from Kerala with at least 1 COVID vaccine dose from producing RT-PCR negative reportThe government on Thursday had ordered that all people entering the state from Kerala need to produce a negative RT- PCR report that is not...
02 Jul, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
COVID-19 second wave worrying; some states need to ramp up RT-PCR tests: CentreAddressing a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the Centre is continuously trying to help states and union territ...
13 Apr, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
Flight passengers from 4 states need to produce negative COVID-19 report: Bengal governmentAccording to a notification issued by the health department, passengers should undergo RT-PCR tests within 72 hours of the flight departure.
24 Feb, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Centre rushes high level teams to states witnessing surge in COVID-19 casesThe three member multidisciplinary teams are headed by joint secretary level officers in the health ministry, the Union Health Ministry sai...
24 Feb, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Karnataka makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for passengers arriving from Maharashtra"All those arriving from Maharashtra and checking into hotels, resorts, hostels, homestays, dormitories, etc. shall compulsorily produce a ...
20 Feb, 2021, 06.52 PM IST
RT-PCR test must for Maharashtra-bound travellers from KeralaThe decision of compulsory RT-PCR test for travellers from Kerala has come into effect from Wednesday, Maharashtra's secretary for relief a...
11 Feb, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Kerala institute Sree Chitra Tirunal develop new cheaper test for coronavirusThe test kit can detectthe "N Gene of SARS COV2 using reverse transcriptase loop-mediated amplification of viral nucleic acid (RT-LAMP). We...
16 Apr, 2020, 09.57 PM IST