Omicron spread: Seven-day quarantine must for flyers from abroad
No new registration would be required for those eligible for the precautionary or the third dose of Covid vaccine, the Union health ministry said on Friday. Those who have taken two doses of the Covid vaccine can directly take an appointment or walk-in to any Covid-19 vaccination centre to get their jab, the government said.
The fresh guidelines came as as the daily Covid-19 cases in India soared past the 100,000 mark on Friday, the highest in seven months. India also asked all international passengers to undergo a seven-day home-quarantine, and test on the eighth day.
The health ministry has asked the states to commission oxygen plants on a war footing and make sure all oxygen equipment in health facilities were tested and functional to meet any emergent situation.
