India on Monday dropped the requirement of vaccination certificates for inbound travellers, joining Thailand which eased the rule from October 1.
While countries such as Japan and Singapore insist on vaccination or pre-departure testing and have relaxed borders much later than India, public health experts feel the central government has taken the correct step by relaxing the Covid-19 related entry conditions.
“Insisting on only vaccinated people entering the country has little value since vaccines now add protection to individuals and not to the population,” said Gagandeep Kang, microbiologist and professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore.
She added that with more