Mumbai airport puts in place necessary measures to implement health ministry's latest COVID-19 normsThis follows the World Health Organization's announcement that Omicron (B.1.1.529) has been classified as a COVID-19 Variant of Concern, it...
01 Dec, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Andaman administration exempts fully vaccinated tourists from carrying negative RT-PCR reportAll asymptomatic passengers who have been vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and more than 15-days have passed since the admini...
24 Sep, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
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
Negative RT-PCR report must for international passengers arriving in Maharashtra"All international passengers arriving in Maharashtra, including those from the European countries, Middle Eastern countries and South Afri...
28 Aug, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Ministry of Tourism urges states to drop mandatory RT-PCR clause for fully vaccinated touristsCurrently, only some states like Maharashtra and Sikkim allow entry to fully vaccinated travellers without negative RT-PCR reports. States ...
13 Aug, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
West Bengal makes negative COVID-19 report mandatory for non-vaccinated air passengersPassengers can either produce their vaccination certificates, indicating that they have received both the jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine, or ...
20 Jul, 2021, 06.31 AM IST
RT-PCR false-negatives continue to haunt Bengaluru hospitalsDoctors says false-negative reports can be misleading as patients tend to ignore symptoms given the heavy reliance on RT-PCR testing alone ...
15 Jul, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
MPs with one jab can attend Parliament without RT-PCR reportThe Union health ministry has done away with RT-PCR tests for MPs who have received even one dose of vaccine. This is a major departure fro...
12 Jul, 2021, 07.28 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
Supreme Court to take up fresh plea seeking to fix maximum rate for RT-PCR test to Rs 300A three-judge bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat will take up the plea which also seeks early r...
29 Jun, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
Returning to Mumbai by flight? Check the time of RT-PCR reportFor air passengers returning to Mumbai after a short trip to another state, getting a negative status on the RT-PCR report is only one hurd...
27 Jun, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
Fully vaccinated people may not be required to carry RT-PCR report for domestic travel. Centre discussing mechanismCivil aviation minister said that the discussion on the issue is underway among representatives of different ministries and other stakehold...
07 Jun, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Some Indians, including well-off ones, are forging negative RT-PCR reportsForgery of an RT-PCR test is punishable under IPC and under disaster management acts. Lawyers say IPC sections can include 419 (punishment ...
10 May, 2021, 09.48 AM IST
Negative RT-PCR report must for arriving in Bengal by train, says Railway citing state govt order"No West Bengal-bound passenger is expected to board a train or bus with destination in West Bengal without such a test report. Random chec...
06 May, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Delhi government files cases against four airlines for not checking RT-PCR reports of passengers from MaharashtraDelhi government had last week announced that it will be mandatory for anyone travelling to Delhi from Maharashtra to carry a negative RT-P...
18 Apr, 2021, 06.54 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
Karnataka sees a drop in RT-PCR tests as government pushes for cheaper antigen kitsThe more expensive RT-PCR test is considered the gold standard in detecting Covid-19 infections. Of the 42,458 tests done on August 3, 29,4...
06 Aug, 2020, 10.34 AM IST