International passengers arriving at the IGI Airport here will not require to undergo mandatory weeklong quarantine as new COVID-19 guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare come into force from Monday.The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has directed health officials and district magistrates to ensure the Centre’s revised COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals…Continue Reading

Quarantine leave duration becomes bone of contention during Covid-19 third wave

Some industries unilaterally cutting down quarantine leave duration, allege union activists In the midst of a COVID-19 surge, duration of the quarantine leave for infected workmen has become a bone of contention.Though the Karnataka Government has been petitioned to reduce the quarantine leave duration from 14 days to seven, several industries are learnt to have…Continue Reading

Germany To Drop Quarantine, Negative Covid-19 Demand For UK Arrivals

Home » News » World » Germany To Drop Quarantine, Negative Covid-19 Demand For UK Arrivals1-MIN READGermany to drop quarantine for UK travelers. (Image: AFP)Germany had classified the United Kingdom as an area of variants of concern.Reuters LondonLast Updated:December 31, 2021, 09:46 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Germany will on Jan. 4 drop its demand for travellers from…Continue Reading

Quarantine, genome sequencing for passengers coming from South Africa to Mumbai, says city’s mayor

Passengers coming to Mumbai from South Africa will be quarantined and tested for the new coronavirus variant, Omicron—which has been described the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a variant of concern. Moreover, the test samples collected would be sent for genome sequencing to check if the passengers are infected with the new Covid variant. “There…Continue Reading