Due to Corona Crises, New Guideline Issued for Passengers Coming to India From Abroad

Arpa Times December 23, 2022

Covid Guidelines : New cases of corona are coming to the fore once again all over the world and hundreds of people are dying every day. Looking at this, preparations have started in India as well. PM Modi himself took a high-level meeting regarding Corona and gave necessary instructions. Apart from this, the Union Health Minister is also constantly taking stock of the preparations along with officials and experts. Because Corona is causing havoc abroad, in such a situation, a guideline has been issued by the Government of India for the passengers coming from abroad. In which everything from vaccination to testing has talk about. Let us know what is there in the guidelines issued for foreign travelers.

Covid Guidelines For Travellers

Those who are preparing to come to India or are coming to India have advise to get vaccine. Passengers have ask to be a part of the vaccination process in their country.
If you are traveling then you have to use social distancing and mask. All airlines have also instruct for this, in which it has said that these things should taken care of during travel and at all entry points.
If any symptoms of corona are see in any passenger, then it will isolate under the rules. It will be necessary for this passenger to wear a mask and will have to separate from the rest of the passengers immediately.
When there is de-boarding of passengers, physical distancing should taken care of during this time. There should thermal screening of passengers after landing at the airport. Health officers should deploy at entry points.
If symptoms Find in any passenger during the screening, isolate them immediately and take them to the nearest medical facility. Further action should taken following the health protocol.
Random testing of two percent of the total number of passengers in the flight should done. There should complete arrangements for testing at the airport. Airlines will have to give information about such passengers. Passengers will allow to go after taking the sample.
If any passenger’s sample is find positive after testing. Then it should sent to the INSACOG lab for genome sequencing as soon as possible.

In the guideline issued by the Ministry of Health, the passengers have ask to keep monitoring their health themselves. If there is any problem then you can call the nearest helpdesk or helpline number (1075). It has also told in this guideline that there will no random testing of children below 12 years of age at the airport. However, if symptoms of corona is find then the child can test under the protocol.