7-day home quarantine for all int’l travellers on arrival in India
The new guidelines will be effective from January 11 till further notice.
The new guidelines will be effective from January 11 till further notice.
George said so far 280 Omicron cases have been registered in the state and the maximum number of cases was reported from those who arrived from low-risk countries.
There was no report of any death caused as a result of the coronavirus infection. Twenty-five persons recovered and were discharged by various hospitals.
Sarma also emphasized on exploring various options to facilitate private hospitals with interest free bank loans so that they could purchase vaccines directly from the manufacturers under 25 percent quota reserved for them by the Centre.
Actor Arjun Kapoor announced testing Covid-19 positive earlier on Sunday, and his good friend Malaika Arora has confirmed later the same day that she too is infected with the virus. Malaika added that she is currently under home quarantine.
It has been decided to exempt such travelers from the 14-day mandatory home quarantine requirement that remains in place for domestic inbound travelers in Punjab, he said.
The state has reported 15,536 cases of infections including 35 deaths till Sunday according to the ministry of health data.
The number of containment zones has also increased in Kolkata, with altogether 1,616 premises across the city currently demarcated as containment zones.
Multiple people, including migrant labourers, have been returning to home and put under quarantine.
Airport to handle 10 flights a day to and from five places of the country for the time being.
