A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveler to test for Covid-19 at a train station in Mumbai, India. Photo: AP/File
A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveler to test for Covid-19 at a train station in Mumbai, India. Photo: AP/File
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‘Pandemic not over’: India randomly tests visitors after Covid surge in China

  • India began randomly testing 2 per cent of international passengers arriving at its airports for Covid, citing an increase in cases in neighbouring China
  • Infections have surged in China since it relaxed its harsh restrictions earlier this month following rare public protests

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Updated: 8:21pm, 22 Dec, 2022

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A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveler to test for Covid-19 at a train station in Mumbai, India. Photo: AP/File
A health worker collects a swab sample from a traveler to test for Covid-19 at a train station in Mumbai, India. Photo: AP/File
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