Official sources also said the next 40 days would be crucial going by trends; the country has already stepped up surveillance to thwart a possible wave.
To prepare for the travel rebound, India may have to add as many as 120 planes every year, Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said last week.
Although Disaster Management Act will no longer be invoked after 31 March, states have been advised to continue Covid surveillance and pursue evidence-based decisionmaking.
For weddings and other events, people can attend in full capacity of the venue with the mandatory use of masks and observance of Covid protocols, the govt said.
Instead of 7-day home quarantine as mandated earlier, all travellers will self-monitor their health for 14 days after their arrival, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.
Ottawa has declared a state of emergency. What began as a protest against a cross-border vaccination mandate is now turning into a movement against nationwide Covid regulations.
Australia’s borders have been almost entirely closed since shortly after the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, with only citizens allowed to return on limited flights.
Surat Parsi Punchayet has petitioned SC to permit Parsi last rites for Covid victims. Protocol only allows burial & cremation. A look at the pandemic's impact on the community.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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