While the requirement for a compulsory 10-day self-isolation in a government-approved facility at an additional cost of 1,750 pounds per head will no longer apply, only travellers vaccinated in the UK or Europe would qualify for an exemption of the home quarantine requirement. London: The UK on Sunday eased travel restrictions for India by moving the…
International Flights Latest News Today: IndiGo airline has issued fresh guidelines that cover passengers flying to Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi in UAE, Doha in Qatar, Kuwait City in Kuwait and Muscat in Oman. International Flights Latest News Today: Keeping in view the ongoing COVID pandemic and the upcoming CIOVID third wave, the IndiGo airlines…
UK health officials said the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues as the dominant strain of coronavirus and marked a sharp increase in the UK with 54,268 more cases logged on Friday, which marks a 32 per cent increase over the previous week. Public Health England (PHE) said its weekly analysis shows the continued rise in infections is…
If your personal details on the certificate and the passport don’t match, you can request for correction as well on the website. With international travellers facing difficulty, the Union Health Ministry’s CoWin portal has started enabling users to link their COVID-19 vaccination certificates to passports. The Aarogya Setu app also shared the process for updating…
The Covishield version of AstraZeneca, produced by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has not been included in the list. Domestically-manufactured Covishield, a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, has been excluded from the list of anti-COVID-19 jabs that are eligible to avail the European Union (EU)’s ‘Green Pass’. Green Pass, which would be available from…
An Indian couple reportedly chartered a plane and held a mid-air wedding with more than 160 guests in an effort to escape coronavirus restrictions. Video footage posted on social media appeared to show the couple and their guests packed into the hired jet. The state of Tamil Nadu, where the flight was said to have…
In tandem with conversations around COVID-19, the black fungal infection has also intrigued people. Also known as ‘black fungus’ or ‘mucormycotic’, it is a rare kind of fungal infection affecting 1 in 10,00,000 people, but with an overall mortality rate of 50 per cent. The disease is often characterised by hyphae growing in and around blood…
