2 American Tourists Who Visited Taj Mahal Test Positive for Covid, Samples Sent for Genome Sequencing: Officials
1 year, 11 months ago

2 American Tourists Who Visited Taj Mahal Test Positive for Covid, Samples Sent for Genome Sequencing: Officials

News 18  

Two American tourists, who visited the Taj Mahal on January 10, have tested COVID-19 positive, a senior health official has said. Chief Medical Officer of Agra, Dr Arun Srivastava, said on Thursday that the two American tourists were part of a group that came here from Varanasi and was staying at a hotel here. He said that samples of everyone in the group was taken but only the two Americans tested Covid positive. Samples of the tourists were taken by the team of the health department of Agra at the east gate of the Taj Mahal,” Dr Srivastava told PTI.

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4 Australian tourists test Covid positive in Rajasthan, India sees 618 fresh infections, 5 deaths
1 year, 9 months ago

4 Australian tourists test Covid positive in Rajasthan, India sees 618 fresh infections, 5 deaths

India Today  

India reported 618 fresh Covid-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the data shared by the Union health ministry. Meanwhile, four Australian tourists were kept under observation at Rajasthan University of Health Sciences hospital in Jaipur as a precautionary measure after they tested Covid positive. Data shared by the health ministry show there are 15 …

Covid-19: Woman Who Arrived in MP from US Via Delhi-Agra Tests Positive; Samples Sent for Genome Sequencing
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Woman Who Arrived in MP from US Via Delhi-Agra Tests Positive; Samples Sent for Genome Sequencing

News 18  

A woman who had come from the United States of America to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh has tested positive for Covid-19, a senior official said on Friday. The 38-year-old woman, her husband, and daughter had arrived in India to meet kin on December 23 and came to Jabalpur via New Delhi and Agra, Joint Director of Health Services Dr Sanjay …

Taj Mahal: Foreign tourist goes missing after testing covid positive
1 year, 11 months ago

Taj Mahal: Foreign tourist goes missing after testing covid positive

Live Mint  

A tourist from Argentina, who had come to visit the Taj Mahal tested positive for COVID-19 on December 26, has gone missing, said Chief Medical Officer Agra Dr Arun Kumar Srivastava on Wednesday. The tourist's samples were collected during screening at the Taj Mahal and on testing positive in the antigen test, he was not allowed to enter the monument …

Foreigner goes missing after testing COVID-19 positive in Agra, provided incorrect contact details
1 year, 11 months ago

Foreigner goes missing after testing COVID-19 positive in Agra, provided incorrect contact details

India TV News  

Covid Alert: A foreign tourist has gone missing after testing positive for Covid-19 in Agra. As per the officer, they are facing difficulties to find him as the contact details provided by the tourist are incorrect. Tourist's covid-19 report found positive Dr Arun Srivastava, who is the Chief Medical Officer of Agra, said that they have not been able to …

UP: Covid tests mandatory for foreign tourists before entering Agra
2 years ago

UP: Covid tests mandatory for foreign tourists before entering Agra

India Today  

With the threat of the fourth wave of Covid looming over the world, the Agra administration has begun taking precautionary measures. The Agra health officials on Thursday initiated Covid screening tests of foreign tourists at the Taj Mahal, where hundreds of foreign tourists arrive every day. Agra Chief Medical Officer Dr Arun Srivastava said that the policy of trace, test, …

Taj Mahal on COVID alert, no entry for tourists without testing as cases rise in China, other countries
2 years ago

Taj Mahal on COVID alert, no entry for tourists without testing as cases rise in China, other countries

Firstpost  

Domestic and foreign tourists come every day in large numbers to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Keeping the situation in mind, they will have to undergo a coronavirus test before their visit Agra: With the surge in Covid cases in China and other countries, one of the most popular tourist attractions of the country Taj Mahal in Agra is …

Agra: Three foreign tourists among five test Covid-19 positive
2 years, 8 months ago

Agra: Three foreign tourists among five test Covid-19 positive

India Today  

With a sudden surge in Covid-19 across the nation, Agra has also reported five new cases on Monday, including three foreign tourists. While appealing to the public to take precautions amid the Covid-19 spike, District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh, said “35 days ago, on March 13, two patients were found in Kamla Nagar, so the Kamla Nagar area was a …

The Latest: India's Taj Mahal reopens as new infections slow
3 years, 6 months ago

The Latest: India's Taj Mahal reopens as new infections slow

The Independent  

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News18 Afternoon Digest: Bharat Biotech's Covaxin Has 81% Efficacy, Bomb Scare in Taj Mahal & Other Top Stories
3 years, 9 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: Bharat Biotech's Covaxin Has 81% Efficacy, Bomb Scare in Taj Mahal & Other Top Stories

News 18  

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Has 81% Efficacy. Here’s How it Compares to Serum Institute’s Covishield Bharat Biotech in a statement said that Covaxin vaccine was 81 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 after a third round of clinical trials. Taj Mahal Shut, Tourists Evacuated After Bomb Scare, Search Operation Underway The three gates of Taj Mahal were shut on Thursday morning …

11 foreigners test positive for Covid-19 in Jamshedpur amid scare over mutant variant
3 years, 11 months ago

11 foreigners test positive for Covid-19 in Jamshedpur amid scare over mutant variant

Hindustan Times  

Jamshedpur was on the edge after 12 persons, including 11 foreign nationals, tested positive for Covid-19 positive on Thursday amid scare of new strain of coronavirus detected in the United Kingdom, officials said. “11 foreigners staying in the Fortune Centre Point Hotel here under Bistupur police station and a staff of the hotel tested Covid-19 positive here this evening. These …

31 Jewellery Store Staff Test Covid-19 Positive in Indore After Diwali Rush; Health Teams Swing into Action
4 years, 1 month ago

31 Jewellery Store Staff Test Covid-19 Positive in Indore After Diwali Rush; Health Teams Swing into Action

News 18  

At least 31 employees working at a jewellery store in Indore have tested positive for Covid-19, days after the festive rush around Diwali, throwing the administration into a tizzy. As many as 20 people had tested Covid-19 positive in the first batch, while 11 more confirmed infections were reported on Wednesday, Chief Medical and Health Officer, Indore, Dr Pravin Jadia …

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