Kartarpur Sahib Corridor: Covid report, vaccine certificates must as pilgrimage set to reopen after 20 months

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Ahead of the reopening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for “Holy Darshan” on Wednesday, India and Pakistan have agreed to allow only fully vaccinated individuals to undertake the pilgrimage. This means that all pilgrims will have to carry a negative RT-PCR report and Covid-19 vaccination certificates. The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in … Read more

Expert Tips for Teachers When Schools Reopen

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CDC Says Schools Can Safely Reopen, But Will They?

Leila Kubesch, Spanish teacher, Norwood High School, Cincinnati, OH. Andrea Wader, parent; president, John C. Fremont Elementary PTA, Long Beach, CA. Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; associate professor of epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. Craig Broeren, superintendent, Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools, Wood County, WI. Burbio.com: … Read more

Assam’s Kaziranga National Park to reopen for tourists from today

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Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is set to open for tourists today after a gap of seven months due to the coronavirus outbreak. One-horned rhinoceroses are seen at the flooded Kaziranga National Park in Assam. (File photo: Reuters) Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is set to open for tourists seven months … Read more

Kerala: Sabarimala hill shrine to re-open today, negative Covid reports must for devotees

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Devotees visiting the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Kerala’s Sabarimala will have to carry a negative Covid-19 certificate of test conducted 48 hours prior to their arrival, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. File photo of devotees at the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala (Photo Credits: PTI) The hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in … Read more