7-day home quarantine, test on 8th day must for all int’l arrivals
Revised Norms To Take Effect On January 11
08.01.2022
New Delhi: All international travellers flying into India will have to undergo a mandatory seven-day home quarantine and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day.
Travellers from countries specified as ‘at risk’ will have to submit a sample for Covid testing post-arrival and wait for the results at the airport before leaving or taking a connecting flight. If tested negative, they have to be in home quarantine for seven days and get tested on the eighth day. In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases globally, the Centre on Friday revised guidelines for international travellers, which will come into force from January 11 and remain effective till further orders.
“Travellers shall also be required to upload results of RT-PCR test for Covid-19 done on the eighth day on Air Suvidha portal (to be monitored by respective states and UTs),” the health ministry said.
From among those who arrive from non-at risk countries, 2% will be selected for random testing on arrival.
Int’l travellers arriving via seaports to undergo same protocols as flyers
If negative, those who have undergone sampling will home quarantine and self-monitor their health for seven days. And if positive, their samples will be further sent for genomic testing at INSACOG laboratory network.
The health ministry on Friday also updated the list of at-risk countries which now includes — countries in Europe including UK, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Israel, Congo, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zambia. The list is updated and based on the “prevalent epidemiological situation of Covid-19 in these countries including circulation of variants of concern,” the ministry said.
Under the new guidelines, India has implemented stricter arrival norms for those arriving even from non at-risk countries and expanded the list of “at risk” nations due to the spread of Omicron. Other rules remain the same in terms of pre-departure information and requirement to download Aarogya Setu App. Laboratories shall prioritise the testing of samples from travellers selected for random testing.
International travellers arriving through seaports or land ports will also have to undergo the same protocols as above, except that facility for online registration is not available currently.
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