Here are the top updates on Wednesday: The Karnataka government announced that an RT-PCR test will be mandatory for passengers from Bang...
Here are the top updates on Wednesday:
- The Karnataka government announced that an RT-PCR test will be mandatory for passengers from Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand and Zimbabwe, Mint reported. It also tightened its curbs for passengers from Kerala, and asked them to bring a negative Covid-19 test report that is not older than 72 hours.
- India on Wednesday morning recorded 41,965 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking its infection tally to 3,28,10,845 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The new cases are 35.6% higher than Tuesday’s count of 30,941 cases. With 460 deaths, the toll climbed to 4,39,020. The active caseload rose to 3,78,181.
- Delhi schools reopened with coronavirus guidelines in place after a gap of 17 months, reported NDTV. The guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease include mandatory thermal screening, 50% seating arrangement in each school, staggered lunch breaks, and a mandatory isolation room in school premises. Uttar Pradesh reopened schools for Classes 1 to 5, India Today reported.
- The Delhi High Court said that the Afghans who have gathered outside the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees office in the national Capital could act as Covid-19 super spreaders, India Today reported. Justice Rekha Palli was concerned about the lack of physical distancing...
