Amid COVID-19 surge, Centre issues advisory for eight states | Check details
India | April 21, 2023 16:33 ISTIndia on Friday recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170.
India on Friday recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170.
Airlines are directed to modify their check-in functionalities to incorporate the changes and issue boarding passes only to those international passengers travelling whose pre-departure RT-PCR tests are negative.
Government Issues New COVID Guidelines, Watch To Know
In an advisory, the IMA also appealed to people to take Covid-19 vaccines, including the precaution dose, and follow Covid-appropriate behaviour such as using masks in public places and maintaining social-distancing norms.
Covid-19 guidelines: According to Health Secretary Yashpal Garg, the Central government has already issued instructions to keep track of covid cases and related trends.
The health advisory made wearing of masks and face covers in public places mandatory.
The Central government had on March 24, 2020, issued for the first time orders and guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, (DM Act) 2005 for the containment of COVID-19 in the country and these have been modified on various occasions.
Travelers entering the city can also quarantine for as little as seven days in quarantine hotels — down from 14 days — if they test negative for the virus on the sixth and seventh days of their quarantine.
The average daily cases during last week were 50,476, and 27,409 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The daily case positivity rate declined to 3.63 per cent on Tuesday.
The latest official figures on COVID-19 recorded 94,432 infections on Tuesday, a figure that has been on a downward trajectory for a few days.
Janata Darbar has also been called off after 6 people who came to attend it tested positive for Covid-19.
Government and private offices will function with 50% staff attendance. The restrictions will come into force from January 2 and will remain in effect till January 12.
Citizens irrespective of their income status are entitled to free COVID-19 vaccination at Government Vaccination Centres.
According to government officials, no case of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in India yet.
The new COVID-19 variant, which was first identified in South Africa, has now been confirmed in several nations. Countries have also imposed restrictions on passengers arriving from South Africa, while some have ordered rigorous testings.
Karnataka on Sunday reported 315 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the caseload to 29,95,600 and the toll to 38,198. Discharges numbered 236, taking the total number of recoveries to 29,50,542, leaving 6,831 cases, a health department bulletin said.
No crowd restrictions were put in place for the series opener but spectators were allowed entry into the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with proof of vaccination or a negative RT-PCR test.
Kolkata Airport announces new guidelines for flight operations in relation to Covid protocols, effective from November 1 onwards.
In case a negative report is not available, the passenger will have to undergo a COVID-19 test at the entry point as per state government norms, stated the order.
The night curfew timings in the state will now be from 1 am-5 am instead of 12 am to 6 am for one month starting October 30.
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