COVID-19: Govt makes 7-days quarantine mandatory for all international passengers

Health Ministry of India has issued new guidelines for the international arriving passengers and the new guidelines will come into effect from January 11.

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Health Ministry of India has issued new guidelines for international travellers. As per the new guidelines, on arrival in India, all international passengers will have to be in home quarantine for 7 days. The new guidelines will come into effect from January 11. The guidelines also mentioned that an RT-PCR test is required on the 8th day after the quarantine ends.

Travellers from at risk countries will have to submit samples for the post-arrival Covid-19 test at the point of arrival (self-paid). Such travellers will be required to wait for their test results at the arrival airport before leaving or taking a connecting flight. If they tested negative, they will follow home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake another RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India.

The travellers shall also be required to upload results of repeat RT-PCR test for Covid-19 done on the 8th day on the Air Suvidha portal. If negative, they will further self-monitor their health for the next 7 days. However, if such travellers are tested positive, their samples should be further sent for genomic testing at the INSACOG laboratory network, as per the new guidelines.