Coronavirus Highlights: No Second Booster Dose Required Yet, Say Government Sources
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Second dose of booster dose is not required as of now, reported ANI citing government sources adding that the focus is to complete the booster drive in country.
India reported 134 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours while the active cases declined to 2,582, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
The total tally of Covid cases was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,78,956).
The overall death toll to date stands at 5,30,707, the data updated at 8 am stated.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Monday reviewed the screening and testing facility for Covid-19 at Indira Gandhi International Airport amid the government making it mandatory for flyers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand to show a negative Covid-19 certificate even if transitting irrespective of country of origin.
Flyers transitting through China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand will now have to show a negative Covid-19 certificate, irrespective of their originating countries, before landing at any Indian airport, the Union Health Ministry said Monday.
A negative Covid report from the RT-PCR test is a must for passengers arriving in India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from the first day of 2023. The test must be conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey to India and the negative report from the RT-PCR test has to be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal before their departure.
Background
The Union Health Ministry has mandated that all passengers, including those transiting through China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand, must present a negative Covid-19 report before arriving at any Indian airport. The decision was taken in the wake of the surge in Covid cases in these countries.
In addition, the existing practice of randomly testing 2% of travellers upon arrival in India will continue, regardless of the point of departure.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced that the Air Suvidha Portal will be available for use by passengers on all international flights from the six countries. In addition to allowing passengers to submit negative RT-PCR test results and self-declaration forms, the portal will also be accessible to international travellers arriving in India.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Monday reviewed the screening and Covid testing facility at the Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport amid a rise in coronavirus cases in some countries, including China.
As of Monday morning, India reported 173 new cases of COVID-19 and a total of 2,670 active cases. The overall number of cases in the country has reached 4,46,78,822, with 5,30,707 deaths recorded. In the past 24 hours, there have been two fatalities, one each in the states of Kerala and Uttarakhand.
Delhi logged four fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 0.32 per cent on Monday, according to data shared by the city health department here.
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