Coronavirus News Highlights: Hong Kong eyeing Jan 8 to resume cross-border travel with mainland China

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Maha logs 16 new COVID-19 cases, zero fatality; active tally at 161

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 16 fresh cases of coronavirus that the tally of infections to 81,36,679, an official from the state health department said.

US announces testing for passengers from China and Hong Kong

Covid surges in China; US announces testing for passengers from China and Hong Kong

France, Britain impose Covid tests on travellers from China

France and Britain joined a growing list of nations imposing Covid tests on travelers from China, after Beijing dropped foreign travel curbs despite surging cases -- and amid questions about its data reporting

France urges EU peers to test Chinese travellers for Covid

France on Sunday urged European Union peers to test Chinese travellers for Covidafter Paris decided to do so amid an outbreak sweeping the country.

China Covid crisis: Worried over supply chain disruptions, consumer durable makers stocking up on inventories

Worried over soaring Covid-19 cases in China, consumer durable makers are stocking up on raw materials to deal with contingencies in case their global supply chains are disrupted again.(PTI)

Hong Kong eyeing Jan 8 to resume cross-border travel with mainland China

Hong Kong is working to resume quarantine-free travel with mainland China by as early as Jan8, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said in a Facebook post on Sunday.

Chan, the city's No.2 official, said quotas will be set in the first stage of the plan to limit the number of people who can travel between the city and the mainland.(Reuters)

'Govt of India has made RT-PCR test mandatory...There's strict checking at the airport,' says passenger arriving in Delhi from Singapore

India sees 265 new Covid cases, 3 deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 265 new coronavirus infections and a decline in active cases to 2,706, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.

The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,78,649).(PTI)

Australia says travellers from China need negative Covid test from Jan 5

Travellers from China to Australia will need to submit a negative Covid-19 test from Jan. 5, Australian health minister Mark Butler said on Sunday, joining other nations that have implemented similiar restrictions as cases surge in China.

This is a measure taken out of an abundance of caution, Butler told a news conference.(Reuters)

China reports one Covid death for Dec 31

China reported one new Covid-19 death in the mainland for Dec. 31, the same as a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.

The accumulated official death toll in China now stands at 5,249.(Reuters)

Canada to impose mandatory Covid tests for travelers from China

Canada on Saturday said it will require travelers on Canadian-bound flights departing China to test negative for Covid-19.The requirements, which take effect at 12:01 am ET on Thursday, apply to all travelers two years of age and older arriving on flights in Canada originating from the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao. (Reuters)