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China ends quarantine for inbound travellers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 9 January 2023, 2:00 PM 174

China has lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases, reports AFP. Beijing last month began a dramatic dismantling of a hardline virus strategy that had enforced mandatory quarantines and gruelling lockdowns. The containment policy has tanked Continue Reading

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Karnataka makes 7-day quarantine essential for travellers from six countries

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 2:00 PM 200

As per a latest development, the Karnataka state government has now made home quarantine mandatory for seven days for passengers arriving at the Bengaluru airport from six countries, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. This move comes in the wake of rising COVID cases in other countries. Meanwhile, the Centre has already […]Continue Reading

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China may shorten quarantine for inbound travellers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 7 November 2022, 1:00 PM 375

China may soon shorten Covid-19 quarantine requirements for inbound travellers from the current 10 days to seven or eight days, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Under the new rule, arrivals would need to spend five days in a quarantine facility and a further two or three days at home, one of the sources […]Continue Reading

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Taiwan to reduce Covid-quarantine for all arrivals to 3 days

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 13 June 2022, 10:00 AM 721

Taiwan said on Saturday it would cut mandatory quarantine for all arrivals to three days from seven, its latest relaxation of the rules to try to live with Covid-19 and resume normal life even as it has been dealing with a surge of infections, Reuters reports. Taiwan has kept its quarantine rules in place as […]Continue Reading

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Mumbai announces 7-day home quarantine for those travelling from Dubai

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Tuesday, 28 December 2021, 4:03 PM 2165

According to TOI, given the rise in the numbers of Omicron cases in the country, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has announced some new standard operating procedures for passengers arriving from Dubai. The new guidelines are: 1) Passengers arriving from Dubai will have to undergo seven days of home quarantine after arriving in Mumbai. […]Continue Reading

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India to lift quarantine requirement for international travellers from today

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 25 October 2021, 10:09 AM 1545

Fully vaccinated travellers, who are coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of World Health Organization (WHO) approved Covid-19 vaccines, shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing from Monday, according to the revised guidelines for international arrivals released on Wednesday. Continue Reading