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Indian government issues new travel guidelines over new Covid-19 Omicron variant: Read here

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Amid the new COVID-19 Omicron variant threat, India, on Monday, revised the travel guidelines for international passengers arriving in the country. The new guidelines will come into effect from December 1. “The existing guidelines have been revised in view of reporting of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.1.529; named Omicron) which has been now classified as Variant of Concern by the World Health Organization,” the Health Ministry said.

According to a report in ANI, the guidelines require passengers to submit the self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha Portal before their scheduled travel. The form needs to contain the last 14 days’ travel details. Besides that, passengers will have to upload negative RT-PCR test reports that should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to their journey.

Post arrival, passengers coming from ‘countries at-risk’ will need to take the Covid-19 test. If tested negative they will follow, home quarantine for seven days. They will have to undergo another test on eighth-day and if the results are negative, further self-monitor for the next seven days should be done. For the unversed, the ‘countries at risk’ include the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel.  5 percent of the total flight passengers will undergo post-arrival testing on random basis at the airport.

The government has also suggested states to gear up testing, monitor hotspot areas, and increase surveillance of international travelers amid the Omicron test.

On November 24, South Africa reported the B.1.1.529 variant to WHO. Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop flights from countries that are affected by the new Covid-19  variant. “I urge Hon’ble PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We shud do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India,” CM Kejriwal tweeted.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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