NEW DELHI: India will drop the pre-departure COVID-19 test requirement for travelers coming from or via China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand and Japan from Monday, the health ministry said, as COVID-19 infections have fallen sharply globally.
The random testing of 2 percent of all travelers landing in India will continue, the health ministry wrote in the letter dated Feb. 9 to the civil aviation ministry.
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India to drop pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, other countries
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India to drop pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travelers from China, other countries
- This comes as COVID-19 infections have fallen sharply globally
UN Human Rights Office: US action in Venezuela makes world less safe
BERLIN: The world community must make clear that US intervention in Venezuela is a violation of international law that makes states around the world less safe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
“It sends a signal that the powerful can do whatever they like,” chief spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, told reporters.
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