India: Regular international flights likely to restart from March 15

Source: Times Of India Regular international flights are likely to resume operations from March 15, after remaining suspended for nearly two years. As per the sources, authorities will follow standard operating procedures that are effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departures. Reportedly, the said decision on resuming regular international flights has almost been … Read more

Breaking News! Hong Kong to launch citywide nucleic testing

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng announced at a news conference on Tuesday that Hong Kong will carry out a compulsory nucleic acid testing for COVID-19 for all residents. She has yet to reveal a date for the testing to start. Source: China Daily

JinXinban “津心办”: Nucleic Acid results now available to Tianjin foreigners

In order to better prevent and control the epidemic, as well as to further enhance the ability of mobile government services, the Jinxinban “津心办” APP recently added the query function of nucleic acid test results for foreign reidents of Tianjin. You can download the Jinxinban “津心办” APP for your mobile from here: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E6%B4%A5%E5%BF%83%E5%8A%9E/id1290112555 Android: … Read more

Patient in Shanghai being investigated for illegal border crossing.

Chinese Police

An COVID-19 patient was investigated by the police for allegedly violating infectious disease control policy after his return from Hong Kong, the Shanghai government said today. The patient arrived from Hong Kong, which is currently hit hard by the pandemic, on February 13 and took a high-speed train from Zhuhai in south China’s Guangdong Province … Read more

COVID19: Chinese scientists develop a tool to test under 4 minutes

Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Scientists in China have developed a molecular system that can deliver COVID19 test results in under four minutes. A research team from Shanghai-based Fudan University mentioned this portable prototype device in a study published recently in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, saying it can detect the traces of COVID19 related genetic material quickly and accurately. … Read more