he Country also reported nine Covid-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 5,30,690.
New Delhi:
India will start random coronavirus testing for international arriving passengers from today amid rising cases in China and some other countries. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, airlines are required to direct their crew members to lead and bring identified 2 per cent of international passengers to the testing facility at the airport.
The current surge in Covid-19 infections in China is believed to be driven by Omicron sub-variant BF.7. Four cases of the BF.7 variant have been detected in India, so far.
Although the number of coronaviorus cases in the country has continued to decline, with 162 infections in the 24 hours. The Country also reported nine Covid-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 5,30,690.
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India records 201 new COVID-19 infections
India reported 201 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4.46 crore, while the active cases increased to 3,397, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The death toll stands at 5,30,691 with one fatality reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am by the ministry stated.
The daily positivity was recorded at 0.15 per cent and the weekly positivity at 0.14 per cent.
Thane records one new COVID-19 case; active tally seven
Thane district of Maharashtra recorded one new coronavirus positive case, which took its overall tally to 7,47,388, a health official said on Saturday.
With the addition of this case on Friday, there are now seven active cases in the district, he said, adding that the death toll remained unchanged at 11,967.
International Passengers To Undergo Random Covid Testing
With random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers set to start from Saturday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has said that airlines’ crew members will have to bring such identified passengers to the testing facility at the airport.
The health ministry said that airlines are required to direct their crew members to lead and bring identified 2 per cent of international arriving passengers to the testing facility at the airport.
According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, airlines are required to direct their crew members to lead and bring identified 2 per cent of international passengers to the testing facility at the airport.
India will start random coronavirus testing for international arriving passengers from today amid rising cases in China and some other countries.
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