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India's new norms for int'l flyers: No quarantine if Covid-19 negative

No institutional quarantine for those with negative Covid-19 test result

Domestic flights resumed on May 25, but airlines are allowed to operate 33 per cent of capacity
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All passengers arriving in India are required to undergo a mandatory quarantine for 14 days - 7 days paid institutional quarantine at their own cost

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
International passengers arriving in the country can now seek an exemption from institutional quarantine by submitting a negative Covid-19 test result. The RT-PCR test would need to be taken 96 hours before the flight and result will have to be uploaded on Delhi airport website, the Union health ministry said in its new guidelines. 

The guidelines will come into effect from August 8. All passengers arriving in India are required to undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days – first seven days paid institutional quarantine, followed by as many days of home isolation with self-monitoring of health as per existing guidelines. While