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Covid-19: India announces mandatory PCR tests, reintroduces Air Suvidha forms for arrivals from 5 destinations
If these passengers display symptoms or test positive for the virus, they will be put under quarantine
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India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that RT-PCR testing will be made mandatory for international arrivals from five destinations.
Passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand will be tested. If travellers test positive or display symptoms of Covid-19, they will be put under quarantine.
Filling the Air Suvidha form to declare current health status will also be made compulsory for international passengers arriving from the aforementioned destinations.
Yesterday, India issued updated Covid-19 guidelines for international passengers arriving in the country, with effect from 10am IST (8.30am UAE) today.
The new guidelines are being revised in light of the "increasing trajectory of Covid-19 cases being noted in some countries across the world," said the notice by the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Consulate General of India in Dubai also took to Twitter on Friday to share the advisory.
The updated protocol underlines that two per cent of passengers on the flight will undergo random testing for Covid-19 on arrival. Additionally, passengers having symptoms of Covid-19 during travel shall be isolated as per standard protocol.
The ministry noted that children under 12 years of age are exempted from post-arrival random testing. However, if found symptomatic for Covid-19 on arrival or during the self-monitoring period, they shall undergo testing and treated as per protocol.
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