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COVID 'Omicron' variant: Centre issues revised guidelines for international arrivals in India

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COVID 'Omicron' variant: Centre issues revised guidelines for international arrivals in India
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COVID 'Omicron' variant: The Union Health Ministry on Sunday revised guidelines for international arrivals in India which will be effective from December 1. The guidelines for international arrivals in India require passengers to submit the self-declaration form on the online Air Suvidha Portal before the scheduled travel and to submit the last 14 days' travel details.
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Also Read | WHO designates new Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’ as ‘variant of concern’ publive-image The guidelines also mandated the uploading of negative RT-PCR test reports on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey. The test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journey. Also Read | Parliament’s winter session 2021 set to begin, 26 bills on agenda
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publive-image As per Health Ministry's guidelines, travellers from countries at-risk will need to take the Covid-19 test post-arrival and wait for results at the airport. publive-image If tested negative they will follow, home quarantine for seven days. They will have to take a re-test on eight-day and if negative, further self-monitor for the next seven days. A sub-section (5 percent of the total flight passengers) shall undergo post-arrival testing at random at the airport on the arrival. publive-image According to the Health Ministry, the 'countries at risk' include countries in Europe including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel.
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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 now been classified as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organization. -PTC News-
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