Tag: Quarantine
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Kerala CM requests Centre to resume flight services to Dubai
Dubai has granted permission to foreign nationals holding residency visas to return to the country from June 22 while the city will conditionally open its doors for tourists from July 7.
June 23, 2020 -
20 transformers to power world’s largest COVID-19 facility of 10,000 beds in Delhi
The temporary centre is being set up over a covered area of 12,50,000 square feet, approximately the size of 22 football fields.
June 23, 2020 -
New Zealand tightens border restrictions, as two new COVID-19 cases reported
The country of 5 million people lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions this month after reporting no active cases.
June 22, 2020 -
Covid Dictionary~I
Coronavirus has introduced us to a host of new words or phrases, new usage of some existing words and recalling certain words from disuse or oblivion. We are now getting habituated to listening on a routine basis words and phrases like quarantine, lockdown, comorbidity, asymptomatic, social distancing, pandemic, community spread, herd immunity, containment zones, masks, sanitisers, PPE (personal protective equipment) thermal scanning, spike protein, ventilators and medicines like anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine or antiviral remdesivir that bring a new reality in our day-to-day life and consciousness.
June 21, 2020 -
Delhi government seeks volunteers to fight coronavirus pandemic amid rising cases
In view of surging COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government will rope in NGOs, civil society organisations, NCC and NSS cadets and scouts for survey of coronavirus suspects, and surveillance and management of isolation cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to NGOs and individuals to join the fight against COVID-19 in large …
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June 19, 2020 -
Himachal amends quarantine norms for returnees, visitors
In addition to the instructions in the original order, use of Aarogya Setu app will be mandatory in all cases.
June 14, 2020 -
Bengal makes 14-day institutional quarantine compulsory for returnees from Maharashtra, Delhi, 3 other states
People coming from others states are to remain in home isolation under state supervision.
May 29, 2020 -
Govt issues guidelines for international arrivals; 14-day quarantine mandatory
Only for exceptional and compelling reasons such as cases of human distress, pregnancy, death in family, serious illness and parents accompanied by children below 10 years, as assessed by the receiving states, home quarantine may be permitted for 14 days.
May 25, 2020 -
No quarantine, Arogya Setu essential for those coming to Delhi
The guidelines for domestic travel -- air, train, inter-state bus -- says the dos and don'ts should be provided along with tickets to the travellers by the agencies concerned.
May 24, 2020 -
Goa wants COVID-19 testing of air passengers, virus-free certificates
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday that he had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research to allow the state government to conduct antibody testing of passengers after they land.
May 24, 2020 -
Congress leader Sanjay Jha tests positive for COVID-19
Jha, who is a resident of Mumbai, has been home quarantined for 10 to 12 days.
May 22, 2020 -
Delhi High Court, District Courts’ functioning restricted to urgent matters till May 23
The Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the High Court, headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, decided the restriction would be in place till May 23 and the urgent matters would continue to be heard by video conferencing.
May 17, 2020 -
No reason to hide anything: Delhi Health Minister on charges of ‘under-reporting’
He said the health department has asked the hospitals to send the death reports and summaries at the earliest, so that the data can be promptly added to the bulletin.
May 10, 2020 -
Those returning from abroad may opt for paid quarantine facilities: Health Ministry
The facility should network with an approved laboratory for testing samples according to ICMR guidelines and the quarantined or isolated persons should not be allowed to meet visitors.
May 8, 2020 -
Covid-19: HP wakes up to the need of staggered entry passes and quarantine
Only after facing criticism from public and opposition and witnessing a rise in Covid-19 cases this week after allowing thousands of Himachalis come back from other parts of the country in one go, the Himachal government decided to review the strategy.
May 7, 2020 -
Here’s how to make long-distance friendships work amid quarantine
Here we have curated a listicle that can help you to maintain your friendship even during this quarantine.
May 4, 2020 -
China uses robots, cameras for quarantine watch to keep virus spread in check
With cases imported from abroad threatening to unravel China's progress, travellers arriving from overseas have been required to stay home or in designated hotels for 14 days.
May 3, 2020