Omicron: India puts passengers arriving from 12 countries “at risk”

New Delhi: Union Health Ministry on Sunday revised guidelines for international arrivals in India to be effective from Dec 1. It mandates submitting 14 days of travel details, uploading negative RT-PCR test reports on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey.

As per Health Ministry’s guidelines, travellers from ‘countries at-risk will need to take the COVID test post-arrival and wait for results at the airport If tested negative they’ll follow, home quarantine for 7 days. Re-test on 8th day & if negative, further self-monitor for next 7 days.

Travellers from countries excluding those ‘countries at risk’ will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days. A sub-section (5% of total flight passengers) shall undergo post-arrival testing at random at the airport on arrival.

India puts passengers arriving from the following countries “at-risk” with reports of the new Covid19 variant.

India puts passengers arriving from the following countries “at risk” with reports of new Covid19 variant.

All passengers arriving from these 12 countries have to produce negative RTPCR report not more than 72hrs old, 14 day travel history & 7 days quarantine w.e.f Dec 1. pic.twitter.com/4O8QnAJbCq

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