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Ebola watch: Health Ministry directs states, UTs to bolster surveillanceIndia is enhancing its readiness for Ebola. The Union Health Ministry has directed states to boost surveillance and hospital preparedness. ...
Delhi's IGI Airport issues Ebola virus advisory for passengers arriving from high risk countriesDelhi airport has issued a public health advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries like the Demo...
No Ebola case in India yet, centre reviews preparedness after WHO declares global health emergencyIndia's Health Ministry held a high-level meeting to assess preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease following a WHO declaration. Officials con...
Commerce Ministry asks Shipping Ministry to reduce quarantine period for vessels arriving from ChinaIn March, the Directorate General of Shipping had issued an advisory to ports for handling vessels, under which it had instructed that ship...
Bengaluru RWAs take proactive steps to help the home-quarantinedSeveral residents’ welfare associations in Bengaluru are proactively responding to the worsening Covid-19 situation even as some of them ha...
Centre revises quarantine period to 1 week for doctors, health workers in COVID-19 facilitiesThe earlier May 15 advisory stated that high risk contacts should be quarantined for 14 days, tested as per ICMR testing protocol, actively...
Doctor in SC questions Centre's new SOP ending 14-day mandatory quarantine of COVID-19 health workersA 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...
Those travelling by special train must 'agree' to follow quarantine protocol of states: IRCTCThe new rule, mentioned in a pop-up on its website, reads "I have read the health advisory issued by my destination state. I accept and sha...
ICMR issues advisory for rapid antibody-based blood tests for COVID-19India will now start rapid antibody based blood tests in clusters or evacuee centres.
Health Ministry identifies 20 existing, 22 potential coronavirus hotspots in India"Although there is no evidence to widespread community transmission, 20 existing and 22 potential hotspots have been identified. The contai...
Home-quarantined in Karnataka state come under strict watchDespite paying home visits and making calls to check on their health regularly, tracking the movement of home-isolated people has become ch...
Directorate General of Shipping issues advisory to ports for handling vesselsWhile international travel curbs have been put in place by many countries, including India, vessels will need to function as usual so that ...
Unoccupied government houses may be used for quarantineAccording to sources, the Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by health minister Harsh Vardhan, discussed quarantine facilities. The ministers...
Coronavirus: Army issues fresh work from home advisory for officers, JCOs"Thirty-five per cent officers and 50 per cent JCO/OR to work from home adhering to home quarantine for one week starting March 23, 2020. S...
Passengers flouting rules of quarantine to face actionPassengers coming from Covid-19 affected countries and undergoing home quarantine run the risk of facing penal action in case they flout th...
Representatives of 130 nations, international bodies briefed on visa ban, quarantine“Together in this fight! Representatives of 130+ countries and international organisations, including 100 heads of mission, attended a brie...
nCoV outbreak: Govt directs ports to put screening system; regular monitoring of situation by PMO, othersA detailed statement regarding the situation and measures taken to check the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (nCoV) was made by Unio...