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Ahead of the parliamentary elections in the UK, there has been an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, in large numbers. New strains are causing this surge in cases.

The Centre has asked states to put in place requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimise the risk of increase in transmission of the disease by adherence to maintenance of respiratory hygiene. "Ensure effective compliance of t...

"Adequate number of Covid samples are to be sent for RT-PCR testing, as per guidelines. Genome sequencing of positive RT-PCR samples is to be performed, as per guidelines. And, measures are to be taken for raising community awareness for avoiding ov...

The Delhi health department has ordered authorities to send an "adequate" number of Covid samples for RT-PCR test amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, officials said on Thursday. The department has also ordered them to conduct the genome sequencing ...

There are no plans to make RT-PCR testing mandatory for COVID-19 at airports for travelers in India, according to Union health ministry sources. The country has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections, but officials note that 92% of those infected ...

In Bengaluru, three recent Covid-19 deaths prompted concern, though no JN.1 cases were reported in Karnataka. The city recorded 22 fresh cases, signaling a slight rise. BBMP plans random testing following Kerala's surge. Anticipating a peak in Janua...

​​With Truenat available locally, only samples that test positive for Nipah need be sent to Thiruvananthapuram, Thonnakkal, or Kozhikode labs for reconfirmation. This will help Kerala conduct tests faster, detect if there is an outbreak, and set pre...

Studies have shown that trained scent dogs are more efficient and accurate in detecting COVID-19 infections compared to the conventional RT-PCR test, according to a report. The approach is non-intrusive and has the potential to significantly reduce ...

The Union Health Ministry has relaxed COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers, removing the previous requirement for RT-PCR testing of a random 2% of visitors to India. However, precautionary measures, such as in-flight announcements and is...

Delhi reported seven fatalities on Wednesday, the highest so far this year, and registered 1,040 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity of 21.16 per cent, according to data shared by the city government's Health department. The addition of the fresh...

India logged 10,542 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally of active infections to 63,562, according to the data shared by the Union health ministry on Wednesday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,190 with 38 deaths, which includes 11 reconciled by ...

The Union Health Minister of India, Mansukh Mandaviya, advised all states to remain alert and strengthen efforts to monitor and curb rising COVID-19 infections. During a review meeting, he urged the need to identify emerging hotspots by monitoring t...

In a high level meeting with the health secretary cautioned states/UTs against any complacency and advised them to follow up on the priorities listed in the joint advisory issued today by Dept. of Health Research and Dept of Health and Family Welfar...

Meanwhile, the positivity rate of the city stands at 5.08 per cent. The number of active cases stands at 292 out of which 197 patients are being treated in home isolation. With 62 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recover...

Given the emergence of variants of COVID-19 virus with variable transmissibility and their possible health implications, INSACOG network laboratories conducts whole genome sequencing of samples for detection of mutant variants of the virus.

According to the data given by ICMR, Pan respiratory virus surveillance has been established by ICMR/DHR across 30 VRDLs. The surveillance data from December 15 to date reflects the rise in the number of cases of influenza A H3N2. About half of all ...

The Government of India has decided to exempt the delegates and participants arriving to attend the G20 meetings in the country till November 2023, from 2 per cent mandatory random Covid-19 testing at the airports, a top government official said.

The government has made random Covid tests mandatory for two per cent of passengers arriving on each international flight irrespective of their port of departure. Besides, passengers arriving in India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singa...

Passengers arriving in India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will be mandatorily required to provide negative Covid reports from January 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. They will have to...