New air travel guidelines for international flights come into effect today, here s what you should know
The air travellers coming on international flights need to upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test report on the online portal before arriving. The new guidelines for air travel come into effect from today to keep the spread of various mutant variants of coronavirus in check. (File image)
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Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 08:11 AM IST
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation in consultation with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently announced a set of new guidelines to be followed for international arrivals in the country from today (February 22). This is in the backdrop of the rising COVID-19 cases in many states including Kerala and Maharashtra.
New Covid strain: India s count of UK virus variant cases rises to 165, says govt
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The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of Covid-19 in India has climbed to 165, the government announced on Thursday.
This comes as Pfizer and BioNTech, makers of a Covid-19 vaccine, today said that their product is effective against the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
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Ninety-six people in the country have so far contracted the new strain of Covid-19, which was first detected in the United Kingdom in September, the Health Ministry said on Monday. The total number of persons found infected with the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 is 96, the ministry said.
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Six of these cases of the mutant strain - believed to be more infectious - are new, the Health Ministry data shows.
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Fourteen more people in India have been detected with the new coronavirus strain. On Tuesday, the government said that six people who returned from the UK have been detected with coronavirus. So far, India has 20 cases of the new coronavirus strain. Meanwhile, the government has increased scrutiny of passengers from the UK. The mutant coronavirus strain that was first detected in the UK is believed to be 70 per cent more infectious.