Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in Oman's list of approved vaccines

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in Oman's list of approved vaccines

BHARAT Biotech's Covaxin has been included in the approved list of Covid-19 vaccines for travel to Oman without quarantine.

In a tweet, Bharat Biotech said: "Covaxin has now been added to the approved list of #COVID19 vaccines for travel to Oman without quarantine. This will facilitate travellers from India vaccinated with Covaxin."


It cited a press release issued by the Embassy of India, Muscat, in this regard.

"Embassy of India, Muscat, is pleased to inform that the Government of the Sultanate of Oman has added Covaxin to the approved list of Covid-19 vaccines for travel to Oman. The Civil Aviation Authority issued a notification on 27 October regarding this," the release stated.

All passengers from India who have received two doses of Covaxin at least 14 days before the estimated arrival date will now be able to travel to Oman without the requirement of quarantine, it added.

All other Covid-19 related requirements such as pre-arrival RT-PCR test shall be applicable for such passengers, the release stated.

This notification will significantly ease travel to Oman for Indian nationals who have taken Covaxin, it noted.

Passengers who have taken AstraZeneca/Covishield are already permitted to travel to Oman without quarantine.

(PTI)

More For You

Amazon and Meta challenge PhonePe and Google Pay's 80 per cent hold on India's digital payments

The meeting follows India’s delay of a 30 per cent cap on UPI app market share until 31 December 2026

Getty Images

Amazon and Meta challenge PhonePe and Google Pay's 80 per cent hold on India's digital payments

Highlights

  • Amazon Pay, WhatsApp, CRED and others set to meet NPCI over competition concerns.
  • PhonePe and Google Pay processed 80 per cent of 22.6 billion UPI transactions in March.
  • Proposed 30 per cent market share cap on UPI apps delayed until December 2026.
Amazon and Meta are among the big tech companies planning to push back against the dominance of PhonePe and Google Pay in India's digital payments market.
Executives from Amazon Pay, WhatsApp, CRED, MobiKwik and Flipkart's Super.money are due to meet the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the body that runs the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), to raise competition concerns, TechCrunch first reported.

The meeting comes after India delayed a plan that would have capped any single UPI app's market share at 30 per cent, with the new deadline pushed to 31 December 2026.

That decision has given PhonePe and Google Pay more time to cement their positions, making it increasingly difficult for smaller players to gain ground.

Keep ReadingShow less