Updated: November 5, 2020 6:58:48 pm
Currently, airports such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Cochin offer RT-PCR testing facilities in their respective arrival halls.
For those traveling to India from abroad, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has eliminated the need for quarantine, whether institutional or domiciliary, as long as these passengers present a negative Covid19 certificate from an RT-PCR test performed. within 72 hours after starting the trip. This is part of the new guidelines for international arrivals issued by the Union Government on Thursday.
In which cases is one exempt from quarantine?
If a person can present a negative Covid19 certificate from a test performed within 72 hours prior to the trip, they are exempt from institutional and home quarantine. Previously, a negative RT-PCR test report would only exempt a passenger from seven days of institutional quarantine and they would have to undergo seven days of mandatory home quarantine. In addition, according to the above rules, the test could be done within 96 hours after the trip. Other than that, only for compelling reasons / cases of human distress, such as pregnancy, death in the family, serious illness, and parents with children 10 years or younger, exemption from institutional quarantine will be provided in the absence of a negative test certificate . Passengers who opt for the exemption in these categories will still have to undergo home quarantine for 14 days.
What is the procedure to request exemption from quarantine?
All travelers must submit a self-declaration form on the online portal – http://www.newdelhiairport.in – at least 72 hours before the scheduled trip, or physically after their arrival at the respective health counters. If they wish to request such an exemption in the categories of human distress, they must request it in the aforementioned online portal at least 72 hours before boarding. For passengers who have a negative RT-PCR test report, it can be provided upon arrival to request exemption from quarantine. 📣 Express Explained is now on Telegram
What happens if a passenger cannot have an RT-PCR test before departure?
According to the guidelines, international passengers who arrive without a negative RT-PCR certificate and wish to request exemption from institutional quarantine can also make use of the facilities available at airports to undergo RT-PCR tests, where such exist. provisions. Currently, airports such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Cochin offer RT-PCR testing facilities in their respective arrival halls. However, international passengers arriving without a negative RT-PCR certificate and who do not opt for RT-PCR testing at the airport, where the facility is available, or arriving at an airport where the testing facility is not available, They must undergo a mandatory institutional quarantine of seven days and seven days of home quarantine.
Are these rules common in all states?
While these are guidelines issued by the central government, they are the minimum benchmark and states may have additional restrictions imposed regarding quarantine and isolation based on their field assessment after the arrival of passengers in the state in question.
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