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Incoming Travellers From These Countries To Submit Negative RT PCR Test Before Coming To Or Transiting Through India

RT PCR test has been made mandatory for passengers arriving from, or transiting through, these countries, to be submitted 72 hours prior.

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By: Sreetama Basu Published: Jan 02, 2023 06:10 PM IST

Incoming Travellers From These Countries To Submit Negative RT PCR Test Before Coming To Or Transiting Through India

On December 24, Saturday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya declared that the COVID detection test RT PCR will be mandatory for passengers flying to India from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand, from January 1, 2023. These test results need to be uploaded 72 hours before travel, and need to be submitted by transiting passengers, too.

He further said that those who are found symptomatic or positive will be sent to quarantine immediately. Earlier, he had not mentioned any particular date from when this becomes mandatory, but we have clarity on that too. Mandaviya also added that passengers flying in from these countries are being monitored through the Air Suvidha app, for optimal security.

As per latest updates, travellers who transit through these nations will also have to submit a negative COVID test result on the Air Suvidha portal, to be submitted 72 hours prior to travelling.

RT PCR is mandatory for travellers coming from these countries

Due to the rise in the number of COVID cases around the world, India has been taking measures, by implementing new international travel guidelines for all passengers. In the latest guideline issued by the Union Health ministry, passengers from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Bangkok (Thailand) will need to upload their RT-PCR report in advance before flying. After landing in India, they will have to undergo thermal screening.

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On Saturday, the Union Health Ministry reported that India recorded 201 new cases of COVID, bringing the number up to 4.46 crore, with the number of active cases having risen to 3,397.

With the current international travel guidelines in place that requires random COVID-19 testing of two percent of international passengers arriving in India, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Indore and Goa airports have already started action on the new guidelines.

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan also wrote to the states, mentioning the areas where they need to focus. Checking for the availability of hospitals in all parts of a state with general and ICU beds, trained manpower, provision of referral services and ambulances, oxygen availability, testing, and logistics, were highlighted among other things.

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Related: COVID Advisory Update: International Passengers Will Be Randomly Tested At The Indian Airports

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Sreetama Basu

Sreetama Basu

A journalism student who studied the subject only to meet SRK in person, she settled for the best way to meet him. Covering Entertainment throughout her career, and now Food, Health and Lifestyle as well, Sreetama is also a self-proclaimed plant mom. In love with all things slow and quiet, she can often be found hunting for quiet corners with a glass ..Read More

   
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