Government Revised Covid 19 Testing Rules for International Arrivals to India
LIVE MINT 16-12-2021 The Government has revised new Covid-related guidelines for passengers traveling to India from December 20 onwards. Amid the threat of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that passengers coming from 'at-risk' countries will have to compulsorily pre-book for the on-arrival RT-PCR test. The pre-booking testing will be implemented at six major airports--Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. However, in case a person is unable to do so the passengers will not be denied to board a flight, the ministry added. The ministry informed that Air Suvidha Portal will be modified to allow the passengers to mandatorily pre-book the RT PCR test if they are coming from the countries 'at risk' or have visited 'at risk' countries in the last 14 days. The link to the airport website would be provided on the Air Suvidha platform which would be displayed to passengers while filling up the self-declaration f...