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New COVID norms for international passengers; check updated rules herePassengers arriving from China, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong will compulsorily undergo RT-PCR tests.
COVID-19: Delhi reports 2,779 new cases, positivity rate of 6.20 pcDelhi logged 3,674 cases with a positivity rate of 6.37 percent, while 30 more fatalities were reported on Sunday. On Saturday, the nationa...
Karnataka govt updates travel guidelines; details hereThe Karnataka government has introduced updated guidelines for international and domestic travellers following detection of two cases of th...
Passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries to six airports mandated to pre-book RT-PCR testAccording to the Union health ministry, 'at-risk countries include countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, ...
Maharashtra govt considering revision of air travel guidelines: Chief SecretaryMaharashtra has mandated seven-day institutional quarantine for travellers arriving in the state from 'at-risk' countries, under the guidel...
Centre says Maharashtra order on international passengers in divergence with its guidelines, asks state to alignAfter the Maharashtra government revised the guidelines on quarantine for international passengers in view of concerns over the Omicron var...
Omicron variant does not escape RT-PCR and RAT, Centre tells states as it asks them to ramp up testingAmid mounting concerns over the potentially more contagious coronavirus variant Omicron spreading to many countries, Union Health Secretary...
Delhi records zero death, 35 new COVID-19 cases; positivity rate 0.05 per centOn Tuesday, PM chaired a high-level meeting to review COVID-19 related situation. Topics covered included review of prevailing Covid scenar...
18 states have reported 5,424 cases of black fungus; highest in Gujarat, MaharashtraSpeaking at the 27th group of ministers (GoM) meeting on COVID-19, he said that Gujarat reported 2165 cases, Maharashtra 1188, Uttar Prades...
Pandemic moving eastwards, says Union Health Ministry; reviews situation with 5 statesFive critical areas of action were discussed for addressing the needs and challenges of the recent phase of the COVID 19 pandemic in these ...
Air India flight returns from Sydney with just cargo after crew member tests COVID positiveOne of the crew members was found positive, the sources added. Therefore, the Australian authorities refused to allow Air India to take pas...
Delhi records massive jump of 17,282 COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic began; over 100 dieThe highest single-day spike in Delhi till the third wave of the pandemic -- 8,593 cases -- was reported on November 11 in 2020, while on N...
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...
Delhi's COVID surge continues as over 4000 cases reported 1st time this year; positivity rate 4.64%The last time the city recorded more than 4,000 cases was on December 4 when 4,067 people were diagnosed with COVID-19.
Delhi records over 3500 COVID-19 cases for second day in row, 10 deathsThe positivity rate rose to 4.48 percent from 4.11 per cent a day before, amid a massive surge in cases recorded over the past few weeks.
States, UTs can impose local curbs to control rising coronavirus cases, say new guidelines from CentreThe ministry has asked states and UTs to rapidly scale up vaccinations to cover all priority groups.
Need for expeditious COVID-19 vaccination drive to cover targeted population: VardhanThe meeting comes on a day India's COVID-19 caseload surpassed the somber one-crore mark. "India's COVID 19 pandemic growth has dropped to ...
Delhi COVID situation: Officials to ensure home isolation norms strictly followedThe national capital has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since October 28, when the daily caseload breached the 5,000-mark for the f...
Assam issues new Covid-19 guidelines, exempts foreign diplomats from test on arrivalRelaxing the norms for those arriving in Assam, new guidelines stated those arriving with Assam with report of RT-PCR done 72 hours earlier...
29% people in sero survey have developed anti-bodies; doubling rate in Delhi over 100 daysHe said, 15,000 representative samples were taken in the August 1-7 survey from 11 districts, and the next exercise will begin from Septemb...