COVID testing News
G20 participants will be exempted from random Covid testing rule for international travellers
India is hosting the G20 summit this year
The MEA had on Wednesday requested the aviation ministry for this exemption
Covid scare in India: India saw a slight increase in COVID infections on Thursday as it witnessed 188 new cases in the last 24 hours according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The country recorded 175 new cases on Wednesday.
Travellers coming to India from certain countries will have to take a Covid test
India has reinstated Covid guidelines after threat of a new wave
Travellers have been abiding with the Covid mandates at airports
To prevent the spread of Covid virus in the Indian government will make RT-PCR tests mandatory from January 1 for passengers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand.
As the government tightens COVID-19-related guidelines, the sources said filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.
Covid surge in US: Experts said the actual number is much higher as people testing at home do not relay their results to public health departments, and many people do not do tests anymore. More than 1.08 million people in the US had died from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, more than any other country in the world, CDC data showed.
Covid surge in US: Beginning Jan. 5, all travellers to the US from China will be required to take a COVID-19 test no more than two days before travel and provide a negative test before boarding their flight. The testing applies to anyone 2 years and older.
COVID-19 control measures will be strengthened in nine states reporting a surge in cases, the Govt has said
Testing and vaccination will be ramped up
Healthcare infrastructure planning and effective clinical management will be among measures to be taken to control COVID surge
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