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First 'no-quarantine' flights arrive into Australia as virus cases fall

In a tentative re-opening to international tourism, travellers on the approved flights won't be required to quarantine in Sydney

2 min read16 Oct 2020
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Get paid when you are in quarantine: UK govt starts trial of new scheme

The UK government has launched a pilot of a new payment scheme for low-paid workers who are unable to work after a positive coronavirus test in order to quarantine for at least 10 days to contain the spread of the infection

2 min read27 Aug 2020
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Mandatory quarantine for dairy animals on entering JK for disease surveillance

The order, issued last week, said the J&K government recently introduced an integrated dairy development scheme which facilitates establishment of dairy units across the union territoryThere is a need to issue SOPs to streamline transportation of dairy animals, said government official

1 min read25 Aug 2020
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Healthcare workers did not visit most home quarantines

Authorities in the country have failed to evaluate the suitability of homes, say govt officialsIndia’s decision to focus on home quarantines was due to lack of resources and infrastructure

3 min read24 Aug 2020
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UK warns airport Covid tests can’t replace local quarantine

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Covid-19 testing at UK airports will not remove the need for travelers to self-isolate because of the long incubation period of the disease

1 min read21 Aug 2020
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Singapore to make travellers wear electronic tags to enforce quarantine

Travellers to Singapore are required to activate the device, which use GPS and Bluetooth signals, upon reaching their home and will receive notifications on the device which they must acknowledge

1 min read3 Aug 2020
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UK PM Johnson says will act swiftly to impose new quarantines if necessary

PM Boris Johnson said that Britain will act swiftly to impose new quarantines on other countries if necessary

1 min read28 Jul 2020
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COVID: 31.6 lakh people in quarantine across India, UP has the highest number

Maharashtra has reported the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases at 2,84,281 followed by TN at 1,56,369, Delhi at 1,18,645, Karnataka at 51,422, Gujarat at 45,481, UP at 43,441 and Telangana at 41,018UP has the highest number of people in quarantine among states, followed by Maharashtra

2 min read17 Jul 2020
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Delhi government writes to home ministry for rollback on home quarantine rules

Under the current rules, once a patient tests positive they have to visit a health centre to ascertain if they are eligible for home quarantine

1 min read24 Jun 2020
Politics

Delhi encourages home quarantine, Kejriwal's video message today

Kejriwal on Friday said over 80% of coronavirus patients have either no symptoms or very mild symptoms and can recover at homeDelhi government will air a 15-minute video on all major news channels at 6:40 PM

1 min read29 May 2020