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List of notifications/circulars/advisory
01 March 2022 - 29 March 2022
| Last Updated On | Issuing Authority | Applicability | Nature of directions | Copy of notification/source | |
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| March 29, 2022 | Maharashtra Government | Maharashtra | The Maharashtra government - State home department has decided to withdraw all cases filed under IPC 188 during lockdown against students and citizens for violation of lockdown order. | Read here | |
| March 28, 2022 | European Medicines Agency | - | EU Regulator Recommends AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine Alternative. AstraZeneca's preventive treatment is an antibody cocktail that has already been approved by the US FDA. AstraZeneca's COVID-19 prevention shot has been recommended by the European Union's Drug regulatory body, the EMA (European Medicines Agency). |
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| March 28, 2022 | - | India | Paytm users can register themselves for covid booster shot on app. Paytm has today announced that the Vaccine Finder tool on its app now enables covid booster shot registration to all citizens eligible as per government regulations. The Vaccine Finder Tool on Paytm’s app allows users across India to easily track Covid vaccine availability at nearby hospitals and vaccination centres, and book slots according to their preference | Read here | |
| March 28, 2022 | Hospital Clinical Research Director | Kolkata | Booster Covid dose for 19-59 age group a priority now. The 19-59 age group, who are yet to receive their ‘precautionary’ (third) dose of Covid vaccine – especially those with comorbidities — will be at risk if the fourth wave strikes by June, says experts. | Read here | |
| March 27, 2022 | RN Tagore Hospital intensivist Sauren Panja | - | ‘Zinc deficiency raises chances of Covid attack’. Zinc deficiency is often responsible for low immunity resulting in poor defence against a Covid attack, experts have pointed out. | Read here | |
| March 26, 2022 | Government of India | India | COVID 19: Govt mulls vaccine booster for those travelling abroad for education. Discussions are also underway on whether overseas-bound travellers opting for booster dose should receive the shot at private vaccination centres and pay for it, they said. | Read here | |
| March 26, 2022 | Airports Authority of India | India | AAI introduces new Covid guidelines for international operations. Airports Authority of India has announced revised Covid guidelines concerning international operations considering the decreasing number of Covid cases. |
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| March 26, 2022 | Board-Certified Pediatrician Public Health and Vaccine expert US | - | New Covid variant? US doctors see rise in gastro infection, nausea cases. Doctors across several countries, mainly the US, are taking to social media to warn colleagues about an increase in patients coming in with predominant nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. They claim that there is emerging anecdotal evidence that the new sub-variants are attacking the gut, rather than the nasopharyngeal area, and are advocating that cases with these symptoms be genome-sequenced to check for any new variant. | Read here | |
| March 26, 2022 | District Surveillance Officer | Mysuru | Covid testing will resume after a lull. Health officials are likely to resume Covid-19 testing after a lull following a directive from the Centre that has asked states to restart monitoring influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections. | Read here | |
| March 23, 2022 | Government of India | India | Maharashtra Govt To Hold Meeting To Review COVID-19 Curbs Amid Dip in Cases | Read here | |
| March 23, 2022 | Government of India | India | All existing Covid restrictions imposed by the Centre are set to be removed on March 31. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, March 23, said that the Disaster Management Act will no longer be invoked for Covid-safety measures. However, masks will still have to be worn in public places. | Read here | |
| March 22, 2022 | Government of India | India | The Ministry of Civil Aviation has relaxed Covid-19-related regulations stating that cabin crew members need not wear PPE kit, airlines need not keep three seats vacant on international flights for medical emergencies. | Read here | |
| March 21, 2022 | Government of India | India | Guidelines for Covid Vaccination for children between 12 – 14 years. | Read here | |
| March 20, 2022 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong will remove the ban on flights from nine countries starting from next month (April 1, 2022) – Australia, Canada, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Britain and the United States. | Read here | |
| March 20, 2022 | World Health Organization | Omicron, BA.2, new wave of pandemic: 5 things WHO says on present Covid situation. Omicron, which is not the last variant of SARS-CoV-2, will pick up pockets for months and months until another pocket of susceptibility opens up, the World Health Organization said amid a fresh wave of the pandemic, warning that the pandemic is far from being over. | Read here | ||
| March 20, 2022 | India’s Virologists, T. Jacob John | India | Covid-19 booster dose crucial for all, says India’s top virologist. One of India’s top virologists, T. Jacob John, said on Saturday that completing a full Covid immunisation schedule of two primary doses followed by a booster dose is absolutely crucial. | Read here | |
| March 20, 2022 | District Disaster Management Authority | Nashik | Nashik malls & eateries can operate at full capacity. The district disaster management authority on Saturday issued revised order allowing shops and establishments in city to operate at 100% capacity with immediate effect, while allowing all gatherings to take place at 50% occupancy of the premises in the city. | Read here | |
| March 19, 2022 | Indian Council of Medical Research | India | Phase 2,3 trial data of India's first mRNA COVID vaccine submitted to DCGI. Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has submitted the phase-II and phase-III trials data of India's first mRNA Covid vaccine to the regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday, said sources. The company has also developed an Omicron-specific vaccine which will be tested on humans for efficacy and immunogenicity. | Read here | |
| March 19, 2022 | Maharashtra Health Department | Maharashtra | Districts in Maharashtra must up surveillance as Covid cases rising in Europe & Asia, says health department. | Read here | |
| March 19, 2022 | Government of Karnataka | Karnataka | Panel on Covid alert, advises sewage surveillance, genome sequencing. As the number of Covid-19 cases in China, South Korea and a few other countries are increasing, the Technical Advisory Committee has advised the Karnataka government to up its sewage surveillance, and also ensure compulsory genome sequencing analysis on positive samples of international travellers landing in Karnataka. | Read here | |
| March 19, 2022 | Moderna requests FDA to authorize second Covid-19 booster shot for adults. American biotechnology company Moderna submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday for emergency use authorization (EUA) on a fourth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 years of age and older, who already received a booster dose of any approved or authorized shot. | Read here | |||
| March 19, 2022 | IMA Andhra Pradesh | India | Omicron ‘Stealth Variant’ Still At High Level, Can Trigger Another COVID Wave In India: IMA As BA.2 Causes Concerns Worldwide. IMA said, Each variant of Omicron has its own set of unique mutations. BA.1 was almost entirely responsible for the record shattering spike in cases this winter, the so-called third wave. But there are a number of reasons that epidemiologists doubt that BA.2 will drive a massive surge. | Read here | |
| March 18, 2022 | World Health Organization | Covid-19 pandemic is 'far from over': WHO official. A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data. | Read here | ||
| March 17, 2022 | Government of Mumbai | Mumbai | Holi 2022: Maharashtra govt calls for celebrations sans crowding to keep Covid in check. Keeping in mind the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government said Dhulivandan and Rangpanchami should be celebrated in a simple manner to minimise the possible spread of the virus. | Read here | |
| March 17, 2022 | - | - | What is the new Covid variant found in Israel? What we know about its symptoms. New Covid variant: Two strains of a virus get combined when there are two viruses in the same cell, and “when they multiply, they exchange genetic material, creating a new virus”, which is the explanation given for combined strains. | Read here | |
| March 17, 2022 | Government of UP | UP | UP government withdraws Covid restrictions; swimming pool, anganwadi centres to reopen. The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday removed Covid-19-related restrictions on various activities following a significant improvement in the pandemic situation. |
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| March 17, 2022 | World Health Organization | - | WHO sounds warning as Covid cases resurge. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised alarm bells due to the resurgence in Covid-19 cases. The UN body asked countries to remain vigilant against the virus. After more than a month of decline, Covid cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with China's Jilin province battling to contain the outbreak. |
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| March 17, 2022 | Union health Minister | India | Covid-19 cases surge in parts of the world, warning for India. A high-level meeting was called on Wednesday by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to track India's preparedness and level of alertness as several Asian countries report another surge in Covid-19 cases. India has just started reviving itself from the Omicron-led third wave of the pandemic. The Centre recently announced plans to resume international flights from March 27 after a gap of two years. | Read here | |
| March 17, 2022 | Government of Mizoram | Mizoram | Mizoram allows schools, colleges to reopen as COVID cases drop. The Mizoram government allowed schools and colleges to reopen, easing the COVID-related restrictions as cases in the Northeastern state continued to decline on Thursday. | Read here | |
| March 17, 2022 | Government of India | India | Govt sounds Covid alert, calls for strict vigil as cases rise elsewhere. In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in several countries, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called for a high level of alertness along with aggressive genome sequencing and intensive surveillance, an official source. |
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| March 17, 2022 | Government of Nagaland | Nagaland | Covid restrictions extended till Mar 31. State government has ordered extension of the existing measures for containment of COVID-19 and the relaxations for various activities till March 31, 2022 subject to adherence to conditions and relevant SOPs. | Read here | |
| March 16, 2022 | Government of India | India | India restores tourist visas 2 years after suspension due to Covid-19. The valid e-tourist visas issued for five years stand restored to nationals of 156 countries with immediate effect. The regular paper tourist visa, which has a validity of five years and is issued to nationals of all the countries, has also been restored. | Read here | |
| March 16, 2022 | Government of Punjab | Punjab | Punjab lifts all Covid restrictions. With the Covid-19 positivity rates drastically coming down in Punjab, the state government on Tuesday lifted all Covid-related restrictions. | Read here | |
| March 16, 2022 | Airports Authority of India | Chennai | International Flights to Resume Operation From Chennai Airport Soon, Preparation Underway. As the country is all set to resume the regular international flights at 100% capacity from March 27, the Chennai airport is getting ready to operate international flights in the next 10 days from now. | Read here | |
| March 16, 2022 | Government of India | India | The Centre on Tuesday released guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of children between 12-14 years that will begin from March 16 and said only Corbevax vaccine would be used for the beneficiaries of this age group. All those above the age of 60 can take the booster shot as well. |
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| March 15, 2022 | Government of Punjab | Punjab | Amid a drop in COVID-19 cases, the Punjab government on Tuesday removed all existing restrictions in the state with immediate effect. | Read here | |
| March 14, 2022 | Government of India | India | Government to expand COVID19 Vaccination for 12-13 yrs & 13-14 yrs age groups from 16th March, 2022. | Read here | |
| March 13, 2022 | Government of Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati | Online scammers in Tirupati target families of Covid victims. cybercriminals in Tirupati have started targeting families of the Covid-19 deceased and Covid-19 widows. | Read here | |
| March 13, 2022 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences | India | New booster: AIIMS-Delhi starts trial of Covid intranasal vaccine. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started trials for Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid-19 vaccine. It will be given as a booster dose to those who have received both the doses of either Covaxin or Covishield at least five months ago but not more than seven months back, Dr Sanjay Rai, professor at the Centre for Community Medicine at AIIMS, said. | Read here | |
| March 13, 2022 | - | India | Budget session of Parliament resumes from Monday, Covid restrictions to stay. The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are all set to resume their normal sittings for the second part of the Budget session, beginning on 14 March at 11 am. During the second part of the Parliament's Budget session, the Opposition is set to corner the government on a range of issues, including rising unemployment, a reduction in the interest rate on employees' provident fund and the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-affected Ukraine. |
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| March 12, 2022 | - | India | Gennova Biopharma, making India’s 1st mRNA Covid vaccine, submits final trial data to regulator. Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, a Pune-based company that is making India's first mRNA vaccine, has submitted its final vaccine trial data to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for evaluation. | Read here | |
| March 11, 2022 | - | India | Nitric Oxide spray proven to kill 99.9% of COVID-19 within 2 mins: Glenmark SPV. Indian pharmaceutical industry has so far launched several medical products to tackle the highly infectious disease. The latest is a nasal spray from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals for treatment of the virus, the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company. | Read here | |
| March 11, 2022 | World Health Organization | WHO Warns Against New COVID-19 variant. A new COVID-19 variant - a combination of the Delta and Omicron variants, dubbed 'Deltacron' - has been found circulating in parts of Europe. According to the officials, the new variant has been detected in France, the Netherlands and Denmark. |
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| March 11, 2022 | US Congress Members | India | Influential US Congress Members Urge Vaccine Collaboration with India. The US lawmakers urged President Biden to use the two vaccines which are a result of India-US collaborations - for the global good and to end vaccine inequity through Corbevax and Covovax. | Read here | |
| March 10, 2022 | Government of West Bengal | West Bengal | West Bengal government on Thursday announced lifting of night curfew hours on March 17 to allow Holi festivities. | Read here | |
| March 08, 2022 | Government of India | India | As the number of COVID-19 cases have seen a steady decline in the last month, the Union government on Tuesday, March 8, announced that all scheduled international flight services will resume from March 27. | Read here | |
| March 07, 2022 | Government of Indonesia | - | Bali has waived off quarantine for vaccinated tourists from more than 20 countries and reintroduced visas on arrival as Bali pushes ahead with reopening after two years of COVID crise. | Read here | |
| March 07, 2022 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore authorities have extended the vaccinated travel lane for flights from all Indian cities. |
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| March 06, 2022 | India's Central Drug Authority | India | Government panel recommends permission for phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in adults. Expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended permission for conducting phase-3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine Covovax as a booster dose. The Drugs Controller General Of India (DCGI) has already approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28. | Read here | |
| March 05, 2022 | India's Central Drug Authority | India | Govt panel recommends permission for phase 3 trial of Sputnik Light vaccine as booster dose. An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended the permission for conducting phase-3 clinical trial of single-dose Covid-19 vaccine 'Sputnik Light' as a booster dose, official sources said on Saturday. | Read here | |
| March 04, 2022 | - | India | Singapore extends vaccinated travel lane for all Indian flights. Under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL), eligible travellers are allowed into Singapore without quarantine requirement. Earlier, the service, launched on November 29, 2021, was applicable only for flights from Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai. Now, more travellers from India, who are fully vaccinated, may use the VTL for quarantine-free travel, Singapore Tourism Board said in a statement. |
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| March 03, 2022 | Government of Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | With the Coronavirus cases decreasing significantly in India, the Tamil Nadu Government has relaxed restrictions in the state. Ban on political and cultural gatherings has also been lifted. As per the government between March 3 and 31, weddings and other related functions can be held with the participation of 500 people. The number of people taking part in funerals should not exceed 250. | Read here | |
| March 02, 2022 | Government of Maharashtra | Maharashtra | In a sign of declining Covid19 cases, Maharashtra Government has relaxed covid restrictions effective March 4th, 2022. In the latest guidelines, restaurants, theatres and entertainment parks are allowed to function with 100% capacity. All public and private offices may function with full capacity. Offline classes may resume in all academic institutions. |
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| March 02, 2022 | Gujarat Government |
Gujarat | The Gujarat government on Monday decided to lift all the restrictions imposed earlier to contain the spread of novel coronavirus with effect from March 2. | Read here | |
| February 28, 2022 | DDMA | Delhi | DDMA has announced that people travelling together in private vehicles, not wearing a mask will not be penalised from 28 February, 2022. | Read here | |
| February 28, 2022 | West Bengal Government | West Bengal | In a notification, the government said the existing COVID-19 restrictions will continue to be in force till March 15 as recommended by the state executive committee of disaster management authority. | Read here |
