Wellington [New Zealand], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need a COVID-19 pre-departure test from 11:59 pm, June 20, COVID-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Thursday.
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): Beijing on Saturday began a fresh round of mass testing for coronavirus and has also postponed Shanghai's Gaokao University entrance exam till early July.
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): Saliva samples can identify COVID-19 more quickly than testing with nasal swabs, suggests a recent study led by the American Society for Microbiology.
Canberra [Australia], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): International travellers coming to Australia will no longer need to take a mandatory COVID-19 test starting April 17, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Friday.
Washington [US] February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A coalition of travel and aviation organizations in a letter urged the Biden administration to terminate the pre-departure testing requirement for US-bound travellers that are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease.
London [UK], February 1 (ANI): The Premier League has confirmed that between Monday, January 24 and Sunday, January 30, 1,947 COVID-19 tests were administered on players and club staff. Of these, there were 11 new positive cases.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the government is conducting three times more COVID-19 testing than required by the Indian Council of Medical Research guidelines and informed that the city is likely to report nearly 17,000 new
London [UK], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will abolish mandatory COVID-19 tests for all fully vaccinated travelers returning to the country by the end of January, the Times reported on Sunday, citing a source close to UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): The Biden administration has decided to build on significant actions to expand testing capacity and increase access by distributing at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests to Americans for free.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 13 (ANI): The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) on Wednesday conducted more than 40,000 COVID-19 tests across Kashmir hospitals which is the highest single-day figure during the two years of the pandemic in the region.
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in home isolation.