The random Covid test of arriving international passengers continued for the second day at Delhi airport on Sunday, and some passengers have tested positive, according to an official.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday gave Rs 10 lakh each to the families of 53 journalists who died of Covid-19 and saluted their courage.
Genestrings Diagnostic Centre, which is conducting coronavirus tests at Delhi airport, on Sunday said it has increased the number of lab technicians at the facility to ensure timely reporting of test results.
The company conducted around 110 coronavirus tests at the airport on Saturday, the day when the random testing of two per cent of arriving international passengers commenced amid a spurt in infections in various countries. (PTI)
Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world?
Scientists don't know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or something entirely different, they say.
“China has a population that is very large and there's limited immunity. And that seems to be the setting in which we may see an explosion of a new variant," said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. (AP)
A 40-year-old man, who returned from China two days back, has tested positive for COVID-19 following which he has been isolated at his home here, Chief Medical Officer Arun Srivastava said on Sunday.
His samples will be sent to Lucknow for genome sequencing, he said. The man returned to Agra from China via Delhi on December 23 following which he was tested at a private lab. The report came out positive forCovid, he added. This the firstCovidpositive case in the district detected after November 25, officials said. (PTI)
Hundreds thronged churches across Delhi for Christmas festivities on Sunday after two years of muted celebrations in the shadow of the Covid pandemic with people seeking to find a balance between rituals and precautions.
Colourful lights, Christmas trees, buntings and balloons decked up street corners, markets and public areas as people from all religions and cultures celebrated the festival with food and music.
Christmas this year comes amid a low number of Covid cases. However, church-goers exercised caution considering the surge in infections in some countries. (PTI)
India's move to conduct RT-PCR test on a limited scale on passengers arriving from abroad has raised concerns among travellers but it's unlikely to have disruptive impact on the travel plans of most holidaymakers, including from the diaspora, the community members said on Sunday. The Indian government on Saturday ramped up anti-Covid measures in the wake of a surge in the number of cases in some countries including neighbouring China and made the RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. (PTI)
In view of a surge in Covid-19 cases in some countries, officials will physically visit all government hospitals in Delhi and ascertain their preparedness to deal with any eventuality, authorities said on Sunday.
In pursuance of the central government's directions, a mock drill will be conducted across all city government hospitals on Tuesday.(PTI)
China reported no new Covid-19 deaths in mainland for Dec. 24, same as zero a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.(Reuters)
The severity of BF.7 variant of coronavirus in India may not be as serious as it is currently prevailing in China as Indian have already developed "herd immunity" a top official of CSIR- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here said.(PTI)
Three new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,47,391.(PTI)
India recorded 227 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 3,424, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,77,106).(PTI)
No Covid-19 case or death was reported from Chhattisgarh on Saturday, the twentieth time the state had a clean slate amid the pandemic this year, an official said.(PTI)
While a circular from the health department has asked private hospitals to be prepared in case of a surge, no specifics were mentioned about bed numbers, oxygen capacity, etc. Hence there is no financial burden on the hospitals as of now.
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