The British government has shortened the mandatory Covid-19 self-isolation period in England from seven to five days. It comes after a review of the medical evidence.

UK shortens Covid-19 self-isolation period to 5 days after medical reviews

Israel's Health Ministry is mulling to cut isolation time from 7 to 5 days for Israelis who test positive for Covid-19.

Israel aims to cut isolation time from 7 to 5 days

South Africa seems to be ready to live with the Covid pandemic as it does not plan to impose lockdown or any rules for quarantine. This comes as the country has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the number of coronavirus cases fuelled by the emergence and spread of new variant Omicron.

Can live with Covid? South Africa to not impose lockdown or quarantine rules

China is trying to crush the Omicron variant with an iron fist. Its aggressive measures have triggered 'rare criticism' on Chinese social Media. Palki Sharma gets you 5 videos of China's crackdown.

Gravitas: 5 Videos of lockdown horror from China

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention explained the scientific rationale for shortening their isolation and quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 and said that the guidelines also apply to children.

Check out CDC's new COVID guidelines and the scientific rationale behind them

An Australian man who absconded from quarantine sparking a lockdown has been sentenced to five months in jail. The man from Australia's New South Wales state absconded quarantine in Hobart, capital of Australian island state of Tasmania.

Australian man who escaped quarantine and sparked lockdown sent to jail

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance. Japanese nationals and foreign residents travelling to Japan from India, Greece, Romania and four US states will have to undergo stringent quarantine regulations Sunday onwards, in order to control the spread of the Omicron variant, reported Kyodo news.

Omicron scare: Japan imposes strict quarantine rules for travellers from India

Fully vaccinated foreign travellers from 99 countries, who have a mutual recognition pact of vaccine certificates with India, have been permitted to enter without undergoing quarantine, according to revised guidelines issued by the Indian government.

India allows quarantine-free entry of vaccinated foreign nationals from 99 countries

Japan confirmed on Tuesday plans to gradually ease COVID-19 border curbs, but fell short of demands by business lobbies to open up in line with major trading partners.

Japan eases COVID-19 border curbs, trails major partners

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has tested positive for COVID-19, the foreign ministry's spokesman said. "His general condition is good and he continues working from quarantine," Saeed Khatibzadeh told state media late on Monday, adding that the minister's agenda of visits had changed.

Iran's foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19

Fully vaccinated travellers from eight countries will be able to enter Singapore without quarantine from Tuesday, as the business hub eases restrictions and gears up to live with the coronavirus.

Singapore to expand no-quarantine scheme for vaccinated travellers

Singapore is opening its borders to more countries for quarantine-free travel. This comes as the city-state seeks to rebuild its status as an international aviation hub, and prepares to reach a "new normal" to adapt to COVID-19.

'New normal': Singapore expands quarantine-free travel to adapt to COVID-19

The United Kingdom has come off its high horse. It has relaxed travel rules for Indians after India made a tit-for-tat move. From October 11, fully vaccinated Indians travelling to the UK Won't have to quarantine. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: No mandatory quarantine for Indians travelling to UK

In good news for international travellers, Britain has decided to scrap its tough covid-19 quarantine requirements for 47 countries including India.

Britain scraps covid-19 quarantine requirements for 47 countries

Britain decides to scrap its tough covid-19 quarantine requirements

The United Kingdom announced that it will scrap tough COVID-19 quarantine travel rules for 47 countries' destinations including India from October 11. It also stated that fully vaccinated Indians with Covishield jab will not be required to undergo quarantine.

UK eases quarantine rules for 47 nations including India

The UK has eased travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Indians who have received the Covishield jab. People vaccinated with Covishield in India will not be required to undergo the mandatory 10-day quarantine on arrival in the UK.

UK eases travel rules: No quarantine for Indian fully vaccinated with Covishield

About 700 passengers travelling from UK to New Delhi were sent to 10-day mandatory quarantine after landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday.

Hundreds of passengers from UK sent to 10-day quarantine at New Delhi airport

After months of controlled border entry rules, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has decided to include more countries in the quarantine-free travel list.

UK set to discontinue compulsory 10-day quarantine rule

Sources told WION that British citizens arriving in India from Monday will face a mandatory 10-day quarantine irrespective of vaccination status. These will be applicable from the 4th of October.

British citizens arriving in India to face a mandatory 10-day quarantine

Thailand's disease control committee has proposed a halving of a two-week hotel isolation requirement for vaccinated arrivals, amid delays in plans to waive quarantine and reopen Bangkok and tourist destinations from next month.

With tourism in doldrums, Thailand seeks to slash Covid quarantine for visitors from two to one week

Overseas New Zealanders who are now trying to return home are facing a queue of tens of thousands of people as the country reopens bookings to cross the border. New Zealand's borders have been strictly controlled since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic – only citizens, permanent residents and a handful of essential workers can enter.

Frustration for New Zealand returnees as COVID-19 quarantine waiting list hits 30,000

Sri Lanka`s Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the nationwide quarantine curfew came into effect late August, has been extended till October 1 in an effort to curb the furtherspread of COVID-19.

Sri Lanka extends nationwide quarantine curfew till October 1

One third of the people arriving in England and Northern Ireland as the coronavirus Delta variant took off may have broken quarantine rules. As per the figures by BBC, more than 300,000 cases were passed to investigators between March and May.

More than 300,000 suspected of breaking quarantine rules in England and Northern Ireland

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