Omicron: Covid testing must for arrivals in India from 'at-risk' countries

Updated guidelines require all travelers, irrespective of Covid vaccination status arriving to India from countries identified as 'countries at-risk' to mandatorily undergo Covid testing at airport

Union Health Ministry has revised guidelines for international arrivals in India in view of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

The updated guidelines require all travelers, irrespective of Covid-19 vaccination status arriving to India from countries identified as ‘countries at-risk’ to mandatorily undergo Covid testing at airport on arrival in addition to pre-departure Covid-19 testing undertaken 72 hours before the departure.

For passengers that are Covid-19 positive, will be isolated and their samples also taken for whole genome sequencing. The passengers found negative can depart the airport but have to undergo home isolation for 7 days, followed by repeat testing on