Amid the upward thrust in coronavirus instances in a few countries, a bad RT-PCR check document will now be obligatory for passengers even transiting thru China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand, regardless of their originating countries, earlier than touchdown at any Indian airport, the Union Health Ministry stated on Monday.
In a letter to the states, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan stated that withinside the context of the evolving trajectory of Covid-19 instances in a few countries, particularly China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan, the suggestions had been revised and got here into impact from January 1.
A few days ago, a bad Covid document from the RT-PCR check became made obligatory for passengers arriving in India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from the primary day of 2023.
As in line with the suggestions, the check have to be performed inside seventy two hours of mission the adventure to India and the bad document from the RT-PCR check needs to be uploaded at the Air Suvidha portal earlier than their departure.
The circulate comes amidst an uptick in Covid-19 instances in China and East Asian countries. This requirement is similarly to the random in line with cent exams of all global passengers in all incoming global flights on their arrival in India, regardless of their port of departure.