Travellers who are fully vaccinated with the shots from Sinopharm, Sinovac and Covaxin will be allowed to enter Canada starting November 30, the Canadian government said. Currently, Canada only accepts travellers who have received the Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson vaccines.

Meanwhile, with the improvement in the Covid-19 situation, the Odisha government has allowed cultural activities, including open air theatres, drama, orchestra and melodies from Saturday. In an order, Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said cultural gatherings, programmes including melodies, orchestra, jatra, opera, classical, folk and other permitted dance forms, cultural competitions, open air theatres, drama, street plays and other such performances have been allowed to open with due compliance to Covid-19 protocols such as mandatory wearing of face masks, physical distancing, provision of thermal scanning, among others. Auditoriums, assembly halls and similar facilities are allowed to open, he said.