Coronavirus update: Kolkata makes RT-PCR mandatory for passengers from nine countries
Jasleen Kaur
September 8th 2021 10:52 AM --
Updated:
September 8th 2021 02:06 PM
The passengers will have to undergo RT-PCR test irrespective of whether they carry a Covid 19 negative report or have been fully vaccinated, Kolkata health department officials said.
The new restrictions have been imposed amid reports of new mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and the rising number of variants of concern and variants of interest globally. The international passengers from these nine countries would have to take RT-PCR test after landing at the Kolkata airport.
-PTC News