With patchy vaccine access and concerns over data privacy, can 'health passports' really kickstart global travel?The EU unveiled a plan to set up a travel certificate to help restore freedom of movement.
18 Mar, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
The future of travel looks bright, but 'health passports' & digital certificates may take longer to arriveHowever, making health passports stricter for travel could invite legal challenges.
10 Mar, 2021, 05.34 PM IST
Lifting checks on cross-border mobility will need consultation among all stakeholders: VardhanIn the context of public health, clear transparent and timely sharing of crucial information on public health emergencies by undertaking ra...
28 Jan, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
Denmark developing digital COVID-19 "vaccine passport""It is expected that there may be requirements from other countries to present vaccine documentation upon entry. A Danish vaccine passport ...
08 Jan, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
WHO looks at possible 'e-vaccination certificates' for travel"We are looking very closely into the use of technology in this COVID-19 response, one of them how we can work with member states toward an...
04 Dec, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Can you get the coronavirus twice? Health experts think it may be a one time ordealHealth experts aren't sure about the level of protection or how long the immunity would last.
28 Jul, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Installing check-in app, carrying immunity passport: How the world is rebooting to the new normalFirms are using AI to track employees' movements and social distancing.
06 Jul, 2020, 06.08 PM IST
Positive antibody tests not proof of immunityGangakhedkar’s statement came during a webinar organized by the National Cancer Grid, in a presentation on the evolution of the testing pro...
29 Jun, 2020, 08.15 AM IST
Antibody tests to check immunity to SARS-Cov2 lacks evidence: Raman GangakhedkarGangakhedkar’s statement came during a webinar organized by the National Cancer Grid, in a presentation on the evolution of the testing pro...
28 Jun, 2020, 10.41 PM IST
Immunity passports for Covid-19 may lead to discrimination, intentional infections: ScientistsLooking for ways out of the restrictive physical distancing measures imposed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, several govern...
28 May, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
WHO says no evidence that people with coronavirus are immunised"There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from #COVID19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection," WH...
25 Apr, 2020, 06.45 PM IST
'No evidence' yet that recovered COVID patients cannot be reinfected: WHOIn a statement, the United Nations agency warned against issuing "immunity passports" or "risk-free certificates" to people who have been i...
25 Apr, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
Immunity certificates: The passport to a new life after coronavirus?The UK is planning to roll out 'immunity passports' to Britons who have already contracted and recovered from the Covid-19 disease to allow...
03 Apr, 2020, 12.53 PM IST
Khobragade fallout: India expels senior US diplomatThe unnamed Director-rank US diplomat was given "a little more than 48 hours" to leave India even as Khobragade was on her way home from Ne...
10 Jan, 2014, 07.21 PM IST
Indian diplomat's UN application review still on: USThe US is still reviewing the application for transfer of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade to UN.
01 Jan, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
- Uttarakhand to verify Ramdev aide's claim on birthplace
Under the Indian Citizenship Act, if Balkrishna was born in Hardwar as he had claimed while procuring his Indian passport, there will not b...
10 Jun, 2011, 06.20 AM IST
- PMO clears Iqbal Singh's questioning
The PMO has cleared an ED request to question Lt Governor Iqbal Singh for facilitating issuance of passport to Pune-based businessman Hasan...
20 Apr, 2011, 03.01 AM IST