India issues fresh guidelines for International passengers: Details inside

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | January 07, 2022 IST

New Delhi, Jan 7: With the rising of Covid-19 cases and increasing Omicron threat in the country, the Indian government on Wednesday issued several restrictions and guidelines for international passengers travelling to India. In the new guideline, that will come into effect from January 11, the government has made seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all those coming to India from abroad. The list of at-risk countries for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has also been revised by the Centre. The revised list now includes all European countries including the United Kingdom. The list also included South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Israel, Congo, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zambia. The guidelines issued by the Centre for international travellers are: Travellers to submit complete and factual information in self-declaration form on Air Suvidha. Travellers have to upload a negative RT-PCR test report on the Air Suvidha portal. The test should have been conducted within 72 hrs prior to undertaking the journey. Each passenger shall submit a declaration with respect to the authenticity of the report. Any passenger will be liable for criminal prosecution if found otherwise. Travellers who need to undertake testing on arrival should preferably pre-book the test online. Seven-day home quarantine is mandatory for all those coming to India from abroad.  On completion of home quarantine, travellers will have to undergo an RT-OCR test. The list of 'at-risk' countries has been revised with all European countries included.

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