Israel records new Covid variant; check symptoms and severityThe strain, combining two sub-variants of the Omicron version of the Covid-19 virus -- dubbed BA.1 and BA.2 -- was recorded during PCR test...
17 Mar, 2022, 01.32 PM IST
UK to lift all remaining COVID-19 international travel rulesFrom 4 am GMT on Friday, arrivals into the UK will no longer be required to submit travel details or take a PCR test even if they are unvac...
15 Mar, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
Insacog: Test flyers from Omicron-hit countriesThe Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog), a consortium of government institutions involved in the genome sequencing of the novel...
28 Nov, 2021, 07.43 AM IST
European shares slip as lockdown worries, miners dragThe STOXX 600 index was flat, weighed down by a 1 per cent drop in miners as iron ore and metal prices tumbled.
15 Nov, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
These countries have made vaccines mandatoryA sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations have pushed governments to make COVID-19 shots mand...
10 Nov, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Emotions run high as families, friends reunite after US opens travelParents who hadn't seen their children in over two years, grandparents eager to hold their grandkids in their arms, fiances waiting to reun...
09 Nov, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
How US rules on international travel are changingThe US will allow in international travellers, but they must be vaccinated - with a few exceptions. The US is also reopening the land borde...
08 Nov, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
US to lift all travel restrictions for fully vaccinated incoming foreign nationals from November 8But fully vaccinated travellers will still continue to be required to show a pre-departure negative test taken within three days of travel ...
05 Nov, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
US to lift all travel restrictions for incoming foreign nationals from November 8To further strengthen protections, unvaccinated travellers - whether US Citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), or the small number of...
26 Oct, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
Singapore expands quarantine-free travel for vaccinated passengers from eight countriesSingapore Airlines said flights from Amsterdam, London, Los Angeles and New York were scheduled to arrive on Tuesday under the programme. P...
19 Oct, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Pakistan bans air travel for unvaccinated passengersThere is a catch though. Passengers below 18 years may be allowed to travel to Pakistan without a vaccination certificate, while passengers...
01 Oct, 2021, 03.15 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
Racist, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Shashi Tharoor slam Britain's COVID-19 travel rulesTagging a thread on Twitter that explained the rules, Tharoor also slammed the restrictions on vaccinated Indians, saying, "Because of this...
20 Sep, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Assam starts mobile vaccination vans to fight CovidAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off 15 mobile vans which will be used to vaccinated people in Kokrajhar, Baksa and Bajali ...
08 Sep, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
Indians can now travel to Canada via a third countryIndians can now fly to Canada if they make a stopover at a third country and get an RT-PCR test done. From September 7, Indians can now use...
07 Sep, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
UK lifts 'all but essential' travel advice for India as COVID pressure easesIndia moved from the UK's red list travel ban to amber on August 8 and now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advisory...
18 Aug, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
Pak lifts travel restrictions from 11 countries, including IndiaThe authority lifted travel restrictions on incoming passengers from 11 countries including India, Argentina, Bhutan, Maldives and Brazil. ...
14 Aug, 2021, 02.02 PM IST