Foreign firms: China 'turns corner' by ending quarantineThe ruling Communist Party's abrupt decision to lift some of the world's strictest anti-virus controls comes as it tries reverse an economi...
27 Dec, 2022, 06.25 PM IST
Asian shares advance as China drops quarantine ruleOil prices ticked up on thin trade on Tuesday, on concerns that winter storms across the United States are affecting logistics and producti...
27 Dec, 2022, 08.30 AM IST
China to scrap COVID quarantine rule for inbound travellersChina's management of COVID-19 will also be downgraded to the less strict Category B from the current top-level Category A, the health auth...
26 Dec, 2022, 10.40 PM IST
China plans to cut quarantine for travelers from next monthChina currently requires travelers to quarantine at a hotel or other facility for at least the first five days after arrival. Those with a ...
23 Dec, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
Why are China's COVID rules so strict?China has in place many other regulations that would be familiar to most from the early months of the pandemic. Social distancing is encour...
30 Nov, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
China eases quarantine rules for foreign travellers, flight bans in Covid Zero pivotTravelers into China will now be required to spend five days in a hotel or government quarantine facility, followed by three days confined ...
11 Nov, 2022, 11.40 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
Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules easeChina's case numbers in its latest infection surge are relatively low, but the ruling Communist Party is enforcing a "zero-COVID" strategy ...
20 Apr, 2022, 09.14 AM IST
Quarantine is must, says Maharashtra; Centre takes up the issueKarnataka earlier mandated RT-PCR tests for all arriving international passengers and home quarantine even if they tested negative
02 Dec, 2021, 07.36 AM IST
Hong Kong to allow residents of mainland to vote in electionHong Kong authorities will set up polling stations at the border with mainland China to allow Hong Kongers living there to vote during upco...
23 Nov, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
From Singapore to Sydney, Indian tourists eye international travelWorld’s toughest travel curbs finally fall to reopening urge.
28 Oct, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
UK just made travel easier for many countries, India furious for being left outAs part of the new regime, Britain eased entry requirements for fully vaccinated travelers from 18 countries, including Canada, Japan and t...
04 Oct, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
IOC announce Beijing Olympics will not allow foreign spectatorsIt will be the second straight Olympics during the pandemic where families of athletes cannot visit the host country to watch the events.
30 Sep, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
With robots serving meals & ghostly figures in hazmat suits, quarantine in China looks like a scene from sci-fi horror filmAuthorities have taken steps to ensure that people do not break rules.
05 May, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
China to lift travel curbs on Hubei province, including WuhanThe easing of restrictions comes as Hubei reported that new infections dropped to zero on March 19, a dramatic plunge from the height of an...
24 Mar, 2020, 11.33 AM IST
Cost of a coronavirus quarantine: ITBP spending Rs 3 lakh/dayThe Indo-Tibetan Border Police is incurring a daily expenditure of Rs 3 lakh to house people in its recently set up quarantine facility at ...
06 Mar, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
Moscow deploys facial recognition technology for coronavirus quarantineMoscow is using facial recognition technology to ensure people ordered to remain at home or at their hotels under coronavirus quarantine do...
21 Feb, 2020, 06.12 PM IST