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    India revises Covid-19 guidelines for international arrivals amid Omicron fears

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    All travelers will need to submit a self-declaration form before the scheduled travel under the new guidelines, including details of the last 14 days of travel. Travelers will also need to upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report 72 hours before undertaking any journey. Passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries will have to undergo RT-PCR testing on arrival in India now.

    Omicron variant scare: India tightens rules for international arrivals from December 1
    Union Health Ministry revised guidelines for international arrivals in India on Sunday to be effective from December 1 amid the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant termed Omicron. The revised guidelines mandate submitting 14 days' travel details and uploading a negative RT-PCR test report on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey.

    All travelers will need to submit a self-declaration form before the scheduled travel under the new guidelines, including details of the last 14 days of travel. Travelers will also need to upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report 72 hours before undertaking any journey.

    "The existing guidelines have been revised in view of reporting of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.1.529; named Omicron) which has been now classified as Variant of Concern by the World Health Organization," the Health Ministry said.

    Passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries will have to undergo RT-PCR testing on arrival in India now.

    If tested negative, they'll follow home quarantine for seven days. Re-test will take place on the 8th day, which if negative, further self-monitoring will happen for next seven days.

    A sub-section (5% of total flight passengers) will undergo post-arrival testing at random at the airport on arrival.

    The Health Ministry has classified countries in Europe, including UK, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Israel as 'at-risk’.

    Earlier today, the central government said it would review the resumption of scheduled international commercial flights.


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    ( Originally published on Nov 28, 2021 )
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