Quarantine norms differ across States Many States are simply following the Union Health Ministry’s guidelines for arriving air passengers, but Karnataka will require travellers boarding from such “high-risk States” as Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat,...
PM announces ₹1,000 cr. aid for Bengal package of ₹1,000 crore for West Bengal and ₹500 crore for Odisha after an aerial survey of the devastation caused by cyclone Amphan. In addition ₹2 lakh will be given from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to the family of the...
Domestic flights to resume on May 25 Domestic flights across the country will resume on May 25 after a two month ban. The government will also cap airfares for different routes. Airports will operate at one-third of their capacity, and airlines will start a third of...
Health Ministry issues new guidelines for workplaces With the easing of the lockdown measures and with more offices/workplaces starting operations, the Ministry directed that anyone diagnosed as a suspected/confirmed case of COVID-19 should immediately inform the...
Oxford vaccine fails to shield monkeys from virus A high profile potential vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by researchers at Oxford University failed to protect vaccinated monkeys from being infected by the virus. However, the test animals appeared to be protected...