The ship alerted authorities that "one of its crew members of Indian nationality showed cyst-like skin lesions predominantly on the chest and face," the ministry said in a statement, adding the person had been isolated from the rest of the crew.
North Korea banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic and trade after the pandemic began. The lockdown has further worsened the North’s chronic economic difficulties and food insecurity.
A total of 1,191 passengers have arrived so far in India from Sudan.
Improvised quarantine centres and field hospitals hastily thrown up in gymnasiums, exhibition centres and other large, open indoor spaces have become notorious for overcrowding, poor sanitation, scarce food supplies and lights that stay on 24 hours.
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In countries with low infections, a longer quarantine time could help keep case numbers as low as possible, experts explain. In places with runaway cases, however, shorter quarantines may be justified in order to keep the countries running, they added.
On October 1, the Centre had decided to impose reciprocal travel curbs, including mandatory quarantine, for travellers arriving from the UK.
India, earlier today, stated that all British nationals arriving in India from the UK will have to undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine from Monday irrespective of their vaccination status as part of India's reciprocal action against the UK's new international travel rules with similar measures for Indians.
The vaccines that have been approved by WHO or the Turkish Government are covered under this exemption.
Nagpur on Thursday registered 6 new COVID-19 infections, while the city has 75 active cases.
It was noted that only patients having mild disease, in which there are only upper respiratory tract symptoms and no shortness of breath, are recommended for home isolation, but the decision about whether it is mild will be taken by a doctor.
The Union Health Ministry has advised 'proning for self-care' for coronavirus patients, stating that it is extremely beneficial for such patients with compromised breathing comfort, especially during home isolation.
All British and Irish citizens and UK residents who arrive in England after being in a high-risk Covid country now have to quarantine in hotels, officials said.
US President Joe Biden has signed a series of executive orders to address COVID-19 challenges, including making coronavirus test followed by quarantine mandatory for all travellers coming from overseas.
Five members of the Indian cricket team arrived here from their Australia tour on Thursday morning and they have been advised to remain in seven-day home quarantine, officials said.
While terms like quarantine, sanitisation, containment zones or hotspots have been in use in medical or military parlance, they remained part of the esoteric vocabulary of experts or people working in the domain, such as security personnel at airports. However, with the unchecked spread of COVID-19, usage of these technical terms, particularly quarantine and sanitisation became fairly commonplace in 2020.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a public health order that places a mandatory quarantine of 10 days on anyone travelling, moving, or returning to the US city from anywhere outside the California Bay Area.
As the number of coronavirus cases is showing downwards trends in Karnataka for the past few days, the state government is easing the COVID-19 restrictions.
The Nepal government has announced its decision to waive off the seven-day quarantine period for tourists from October 17 when commercial international flights will resume, the media reported.
Delhi airport's online portal has received approximately 45,288 applications from international passengers since August 8 to avail exemption from seven-day institutional quarantine, said its operator DIAL on Wednesday.
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