Connect with us

World News

Omicron: Fully jabbed air travellers to undergo test on arrival in Canada

Published

3 years ago

on

Omicron: Fully jabbed air travellers to undergo test on arrival in Canada

Out of concerns about the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Canada has adopted new measures for air passengers, even requiring fully vaccinated passengers to undergo molecular testing on arrival and to quarantine them before these results are obtained. This applies to all international travelers, including travelers from India, and is only exempt from travelers arriving from a US departure point.

Canada has also expanded the travel ban on foreign citizens from certain African countries, adding three countries to its list. Although the initial ban introduced last week was for people from seven southern African countries, the list was expanded to include Egypt, Nigeria and Malawi on Tuesday. These restrictions apply to people who have been to the listed countries/regions in the past 14 days, and they are also required to provide negative test results within 72 hours of traveling to Canada.

These announcements came on a day when many Indians’ travel to Canada was relaxed, as the country began to accept that those who had received two doses of Covaxin were fully vaccinated. However, the new measures will mean that all arriving passengers will be tested at their Canadian port of entry. These new measures are driven by growing concerns about the Omicron variant, which is considered to be more transmissible than the original Covid-19 virus that originated in China, or previous variants such as Alpha and Delta.

Advertisement

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can still travel to the country from ten African countries, but must undergo a 14-day quarantine.

To date, 7 Omicron-related cases have been reported in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta in Canada.

Health authorities are now considering implementing a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for eligible people who have received two injections.

Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a statement: “We are taking quick action at the border to reduce the import of travel-related Omicron variants. Although our monitoring system is working well, we now know that Canada exists. Omicron variant. We need to be vigilant about our actions.”

Advertisement

News Source : Hindustan Times

Related Topics:
Continue Reading

Tollywood

Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Published

6 days ago

on

January 16, 2025

By

Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Game Changer box office collection day 6: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer released in theatres on January 10.
Game Changer box office collection: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani-Game Changer is one the first big releases of this year, and came with huge audience expectations. However the film opened to mixed reviews and has performed decently at the box office. As per the latest version of Sacnilk.com, Game Changer has minted ₹6.11 crore in its sixth day of release. Game Changer is directed by Shankar.

Game Changer box office collection

The report states that Game Changer has now crossed the ₹110 crore mark at the box office. It minted ₹5.55 crore on its first Wednesday, which is the lowest for the film so far. The film had seen a slight growth on its fifth day of release, with ₹10 crore net. The overall collections now stand at ₹112.26 crore.

Game Changer minted ₹51 crore on its opening day, and saw a dip in collections on its second day with ₹21.6 crore. Day three collections were at ₹15.9 crore whereas day four net was ₹7.65 crore. The film saw a sharp decline in its weekdays and is yet to recover. Game Changer is facing stiff competition from a number of releases, which includes Nandamuri Balakrisha’s Daaku Maharaj, Unni Mukundan’s Marco and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule.

Advertisement

More details

Amid box office concerns for the film, a pirated version of Game Changer was allegedly aired on a local TV channel and shown in buses. Screenshots of the same surfaced on X, which caught the attention of producer Sreenivas Kumar. He took to his X account to demand strict action on it.

A few days ago, the makers of the film had filed a complaint against individuals for allegedly leaking a pirated version of the film online. The complaint also states that before the film’s release, the producers and a few team members were threatened through social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, wherein the same alleged pirates demanded money from producers and threatened to leak the pirated version if their demands were not fulfilled.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar and stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah. The film has also been released in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

Group Media Publications
Entertainment News Platforms – anyflix.in      
Construction Infrastructure and Mining News Platform – https://cimreviews.com/
General News Platform – https://ihtlive.com/

Advertisement

Continue Reading
Anyskill-ads

Facebook

Trending