Mumbai Couple Faces 2 Years in Jail for Forging Negative Covid Test Reports to Take a Flight
3 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Couple Faces 2 Years in Jail for Forging Negative Covid Test Reports to Take a Flight

News 18  

A couple from Khar has been booked for forging their Covid-19 test reports and could face up to two years in jail, and a fine. The couple and their child was set to fly to Jaipur, but all three had tested positive so they forged the negative report to be able to still take the flight, civic body officials said. The couple, aged over 50, had taken the test on February 26, a day before their flight to Jaipur, but they were stopped at the airport in Mumbai after officials spotted the fake negative test reports. According to officials, the entire family had tested positive for Covid-19 but when a BMC official called in to check on the results, they were told the entire family was negative.

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Covid-19: RT-PCR test mandatory for int'l passengers arriving in Rajasthan
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: RT-PCR test mandatory for int'l passengers arriving in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan government on Sunday issued a fresh advisory for international passengers arriving in the state, mandating an RT-PCR test for detection of the Covid-19 infection. The revised guidelines by Rajasthan comes days after the Union ministry of health and family welfare revised its guidelines for international arrivals in the wake of an improvement in the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Besides, …

International Passengers at Kolkata Airport Allege Harassment Over Covid Tests, Say Process ‘Not Smooth’
2 years, 11 months ago

International Passengers at Kolkata Airport Allege Harassment Over Covid Tests, Say Process ‘Not Smooth’

News 18  

Long-haul flight passengers at Kolkata Airport have alleged they are facing major problems due to frequent Covid-19 tests. This has caused chaos at the airport as those who have already booked slots for the rapid test by paying extra get impatient if their report gets delayed by more than an hour. According to a private lab testing company, which is …

Indian-origin man alleges Covid testing at Mumbai airport 'scam' to mint money | VIDEO
3 years ago

Indian-origin man alleges Covid testing at Mumbai airport 'scam' to mint money | VIDEO

India Today  

An Indian-origin man, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, alleged that the Mumbai Airport authorities are trying to extort money from the passengers on the pretext of Covid-19 test and the quarantine protocol. Man says he tested negative In the 3.34 second clip, he said, "I have been magically tested positive at the Mumbai International Airport. Narrating his ordeal …

Covid test must for all international passengers landing in Mumbai airport
3 years ago

Covid test must for all international passengers landing in Mumbai airport

India Today  

The Maharashtra government has made the Covid test mandatory for all international passengers arriving at Mumbai airport. Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 18,466 fresh coronavirus positive cases, around 52 per cent or 6,303 cases more than the previous day's tally, and 20 fatalities, the state health department said. Of the 75 Omicron cases, 40 cases were reported from Mumbai, nine from …

4 Held in Karnataka for Providing Fake RT-PCR Report to Covid Positive South African
3 years ago

4 Held in Karnataka for Providing Fake RT-PCR Report to Covid Positive South African

News 18  

The Karnataka police have arrested four persons in connection with providing a fake RT-PCR certificate to a 66-year-old South African national who tested positive for Covid-19, sources in the Health Department said on Monday. The South African, who was undergoing quarantine in a five star hotel after testing positive for Covid-19, had managed to escape to his country by producing …

Negative RT-PCR report must for all domestic passengers arriving at Mumbai airport: BMC
3 years, 1 month ago

Negative RT-PCR report must for all domestic passengers arriving at Mumbai airport: BMC

India TV News  

Highlights BMC asked Mumbai airport operator to communicate new rule to all domestic airlines Civic body said passengers can be exempted from RT-PCR only in exceptional cases BMC said Maharashtra's directives shall become operational from Wednesday midnight Amid global concerns over the Omicron strain of coronavirus, the Mumbai civic body on Wednesday mandated all domestic passengers landing at the city …

COVID-19 | States gear up to implement new airport protocols
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 | States gear up to implement new airport protocols

The Hindu  

States across the country have scurried to implement the testing, tracing and quarantine for international passengers from a few countries where the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been recorded, on advice from the Union Ministry of Health. The list of countries at risk is available in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website ; passengers coming from these …

One in India Camp Tests COVID-19 Positive; Ganguly Hopes Test Will be Played
3 years, 4 months ago

One in India Camp Tests COVID-19 Positive; Ganguly Hopes Test Will be Played

The Quint  

The Indian team have cancelled their training session for Thursday. Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar, the head coach, bowling coach and fielding coach respectively, had earlier tested positive for the virus. According to the UK government rules, those who return positive RT-PCR tests have to isolate for ten days and return two negative tests. They had been identified …

Maharashtra makes negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for international passengers
3 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra makes negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for international passengers

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government on Friday made it mandotry for international arrivals to carry a negative RT-PCR report of Covid test to entre the state. The state government informed that as per the guidelines of the Centre, international passengers arriving in the state will have to carry a negative RT-PCR report. With the possibility of India hurtling towards a Covid-19 "third …

RT-PCR Covid negative report mandatory for passengers travelling to Patna via flight from these 3 states
3 years, 8 months ago

RT-PCR Covid negative report mandatory for passengers travelling to Patna via flight from these 3 states

India TV News  

Passengers travelling to Patna from Maharashtra, Punjab and Kerala will have to carry a Covid-19 negative report, in view of the rising cases of contagious diseases. Patna District Magistrate has issued the order that people from three states including Maharashtra, Punjab, and Kerala who are arriving at Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna will have to carry an RT-PCR test …

Indore, Bhopal account for 54% of Madhya Pradesh’s Covid caseload: CM
3 years, 9 months ago

Indore, Bhopal account for 54% of Madhya Pradesh’s Covid caseload: CM

Hindustan Times  

As cases of the coronavirus disease are increasing in Madhya Pradesh daily, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the Covid-19 positivity rate has risen by 4.3 per cent and two districts -- Bhopal and Indore -- were reporting 54 per cent of the total cases in the state. Maharashtra travellers to carry negative Covid-19 report in Madhya …

Mumbai Mayor's Lockdown Warning, K'taka's 'Must Covid Test' for Maha Travellers as State Sees Fresh Cases
3 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai Mayor's Lockdown Warning, K'taka's 'Must Covid Test' for Maha Travellers as State Sees Fresh Cases

News 18  

Maharashtra witnessed further spike in Covid-19 tally as the state on Saturday recorded 6,281 fresh cases, prompting Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar to threaten a lockdown in financial capital and Karnataka making negative virus test mandatory for Maharashtra travellers. In a statement, the Union Health Ministry said in the last seven days, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh recorded an …

Maharashtra Makes Negative Covid Report Mandatory for Those Travelling from Kerala
3 years, 10 months ago

Maharashtra Makes Negative Covid Report Mandatory for Those Travelling from Kerala

News 18  

Kerala on Thursday became the fifth state to come on Maharashtra’s ‘mandatory RT-PCR test’ list. “In continuation to the order issued on 23rd November 2020 of the state government and in exercise of the powers conferred under section 2 of the epidemic diseases act 1897 and the powers conferred under the disaster management act 2005, the undersigned in his capacity …

RT-PCR tests, 14-day quarantine on arrival: Govt issues SOPs for passengers from UK amid fear of new strain
4 years ago

RT-PCR tests, 14-day quarantine on arrival: Govt issues SOPs for passengers from UK amid fear of new strain

India Today  

Days after announcing the partial resumption of flights from January 8, the government on Saturday issued Standard Operating Procedures for passengers who will be arriving from the United Kingdom amid the concerns over the new Covid-19 strain. All the passengers arriving from the UK would be mandatorily subjected to self-paid RT-PCR tests on their arrival at the Indian airports, the …

New Covid-related travel rules in Maharashtra instill fear among people
4 years, 1 month ago

New Covid-related travel rules in Maharashtra instill fear among people

India Today  

Goa, Rajasthan and Gujarat are among the most frequented tourist destinations for Mumbai people. “I knew that the government has introduced new travel guidelines so initially I got a bit tensed but then I got the test done before travelling to Mumbai. New guidelines on domestic air travel came into effect from 25 November making it mandatory for the air …

Maharashtra govt makes Covid-negative report mandatory for passengers arriving from 4 states
4 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra govt makes Covid-negative report mandatory for passengers arriving from 4 states

Live Mint  

Fearing Covid-19 surge, Maharashtra government on Monday issued fresh guidelines for passengers arriving in the state from four Covid-hit states in the country. On the other hand, passengers arriving in the state via rail will have to carry an RT-PCR negative test report from a sample collected 96 hours before the scheduled arrival in the state. Those rail passengers who …

Passengers to produce RT-PCR negative report at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
4 years, 2 months ago

Passengers to produce RT-PCR negative report at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Passengers arriving at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here in the city will now have access to Covid-19 determination tests with the airport authorities setting up a RT-PCR testing facility at the airport. As per the latest mandate of the Central government, all international passengers on arrival are required to produce a RT-PCR negative report, of a test conducted …

Mumbai Man Disappears After Telling Wife He Tested Positive for Covid-19, Moves to Indore for Lover
4 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai Man Disappears After Telling Wife He Tested Positive for Covid-19, Moves to Indore for Lover

News 18  

In a bizarre incident, a 28-year-old married man from Maharastra’s Navi Mumbai lied to his wife about testing positive for the novel coronavirus, travelled to Indore and was finally traced by police officials. Assistant commissioner of police Vinayak Vast told the publication that the man had even claimed “he was going to die”, after which he switched off his mobile …

2 relatives of Tablighi Jamaat chief test positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh
4 years, 8 months ago

2 relatives of Tablighi Jamaat chief test positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh

India Today  

Two relatives of Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad Kandhalvi tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district, an official said on Wednesday. After the two relatives of Kandhalvi tested positive for Covid-19, the district administration sealed Mufti locality in Mandi area here, Saharanpur DM Akhilesh Singh told PTI. The two persons who tested positive are Kandhalvi's in-laws and they …

Rajasthan couple, 3-yr-old test Covid-19 positive, curfew ordered in 1-km radius
4 years, 9 months ago

Rajasthan couple, 3-yr-old test Covid-19 positive, curfew ordered in 1-km radius

Hindustan Times  

A couple and their three-year-old daughter who returned from Italy 10 days ago tested positive for coronavirus, or Covid-19, Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma said late on Wednesday evening. Rajasthan had earlier reported four coronavirus cases including an Italian couple, part of a larger tourist group, who had tested positive for the virus on March 2. SMS hospital medical superintendent …

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