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Coronavirus Live Updates: Bharat Biotech announces price of covid nasal vaccine, slots can now be booked on CoWIN

4 min read . Updated: 27 Dec 2022, 06:50 PM IST Livemint
The Centre has directed states to ensure adequate testing is undertaken in all the districts and maintain the recommended share of RT-PCR and antigen tests. (PTI Photo)Premium
The Centre has directed states to ensure adequate testing is undertaken in all the districts and maintain the recommended share of RT-PCR and antigen tests. (PTI Photo)

  • Coronavirus News Live Updates: Chinese reacted with joy and rushed to book flights overseas Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap mandatory Covid quarantine for overseas arrivals, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation 

China will scrap quarantine for international travellers from January 8 next year, according to an official announcement here on Monday, in a significant step for the country as it reopens its international borders and comes out of international isolation after nearly three years. India to carry out mock drills today in various parts of the country to check for the preparedness of a medical emergency. Catch all the live updates :

27 Dec 2022, 06:50:40 PM IST

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij checks Covid preparedness situation in Panchkula

Anil Vij, Home Minister of Haryana, on Tuesday inspected the Covid preparedness status of Panchkula district.

He said, “We've made all the preparations, there is no shortage of anything. We have RT-PCR machines for testing in every district, PSA plants have been installed in hospitals with more than 50 beds & we have around 6,000 oxygen concentrators and 60,000 isolated beds."

27 Dec 2022, 01:44:26 PM IST

BF.7 variant shows low virulence, but children & old must be cautious: Karnataka Health Minister

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Tuesday said the BF.7 variant of COVID-19 is transmissible with low virulence, but emphasised that senior citizens, children and pregnant women must remain cautious.

He said COVID response mock drills to check readiness to deal with any increase in the number of coronavirus cases are in place in all districts and talukas across the state.

"BF.7 is a sub-variant of Omicron, but the only difference between other variants and this is that the rate of its spread is high, but does not have much virulence," Sudhakar told reporters.

27 Dec 2022, 01:00:53 PM IST

Mask wearing made mandatory at Karnataka's Kalaburagi Airport

After restaurants, pubs and schools, wearing of masks has been made mandatory for visitors and passengers at Karnataka's Kalaburagi Airport premises, a senior official has said.

"Wearing mask has been made mandatory at the Kalaburagi Airport. No one without a mask will be allowed to enter the airport premises," Chilaka Mahesh, Director of Kalaburagi Airport said.

27 Dec 2022, 12:46:16 PM IST

Bharat Biotech announces price for its intranasal coronavirus vaccine

Bharat Biotech has announced the price for its intranasal coronavirus vaccine. A single dose of Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine iNCOVACC will cost ₹800 each, apart from 5 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) in private hospitals.

27 Dec 2022, 12:06:45 PM IST

Bodies pile up, patients being treated on floor: Scary videos emerge from China

China is battling one of its worst phases of the Covid-19 pandemic with cases and deaths surging to an all-time high and experts predicting the death toll to reach 1 million after the government lifted the zero-covid policy. Read more

27 Dec 2022, 11:57:52 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian visits Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian visits Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai to review Covid Mock drill.

27 Dec 2022, 11:56:39 AM IST

Mock drill at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati

Mock drill, to check covid preparedness, being conducted at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati

27 Dec 2022, 10:53:05 AM IST

Mumbai hospitals to conduct mock drill to check health infrastructure preparedness for COVID-19

Hospitals in Mumbai will carry out mock drills on Tuesday to check the preparedness of health facilities to handle any spike in COVID-19 cases, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said. In the wake of a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some countries like China, Japan, Brazil and South Korea, the Union government has issued guidelines, asking the hospitals to conduct mock exercises across the country.

27 Dec 2022, 10:47:43 AM IST

Mock drill is being conducted today to see how prepared we are: BK Mohapatra,Director,Health Services, Odisha

Mock drill is being conducted today to see how prepared we are. We need to have full monitoring & keep all the logistics ready. There is excess oxygen in our state. If any shortcoming is found (during mock drill),it will be addressed: BK Mohapatra,Director,Health Services, Odisha

27 Dec 2022, 10:46:51 AM IST

Mock drill at Jammu

Mock drill to ensure Covid management preparedness is conducted at (MCH) Hospital, Gandhi Nagar in Jammu

27 Dec 2022, 10:17:57 AM IST

Covid mock drill begins across hospitals

As surge in Covid cases in some countries raises alarm in India, Covid mock drill begins across hospitals

27 Dec 2022, 10:14:48 AM IST

Mock drills are conducted across the country to make sure people get proper treatment:  Mansukh Mandaviya

To make sure there isn't Covid surge in country, PM Modi has asked us to be careful. Govt is also preparing, if at all covid cases increase. Today mock drills are conducted across covid hospitals in the country to make sure people get proper treatment: Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya

27 Dec 2022, 10:13:00 AM IST

Delhi: Dy CM Sisodia to be present at LNJP Hospital during Covid mock drill

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will be present at the state-run LNJP Hospital here during the mock drill to ascertain Covid preparedness of the facility, official sources said.

A mock drill will be conducted across all Delhi government hospitals on Tuesday following a direction from the Centre, amid a surge in coronavirus cases triggered by the BF.7 variant in some foreign nations.

27 Dec 2022, 09:09:17 AM IST

Delhi govt school teachers to be deployed at IGI Airport on Covid duty from Dec 31

As Delhi schools are set to close for winter vacations, all teachers working in government schools will be deployed at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to perform Covid-19 duty.

As per the official announcement by Delhi Government, the teachers will be deployed from December 31, 2022, until January 15, 2023, to ensure COVID-appropriate behaviour is followed at Delhi Airport.

27 Dec 2022, 08:46:33 AM IST

China to end quarantines for inbound travelers as ‘Covid Zero’ dismantled

China will no longer subject inbound travelers to quarantine from Jan. 8, putting the country on track to emerge from three years of self-imposed global isolation under a Covid Zero policy that battered the economy and stoked historic public discontent.

27 Dec 2022, 08:45:31 AM IST

Hyderabad: Hospital conducts COVID mock drill

In an initiative to prevent a shortage of oxygen, the Telangana government established oxygen production plants with a capacity of 324 tonnes in a government hospital in Hyderabad.

A Golconda area hospital conducted a COVID mock drill after the state government held a zoom meeting and advised it.

27 Dec 2022, 08:44:54 AM IST

No need to panic but wear masks in public places: Ashok Gehlot

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some countries, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the people of Rajasthan need not panic but they should wear masks in public places.

Speaking at a Covid review meeting at his residence, the chief minister said face masks also protect against various other diseases like tuberculosis.

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