Passengers arriving in India from or via Singapore will not be required to have a negative report from pre-departure COVID-19 test nor upload a self-health declaration on the Air Suvidha portal with effect from 11 am on February 13.
The health ministry has revised travel guidelines after six places (including Singapore) saw a “sustained and significant decline in the trajectory of Covid-19 cases” over the past four weeks, tweeted the Indian High Commission in Singapore.
The current practice of randomly testing 2% of all foreign travelers (regardless of country of origin) on arrival in India to be continued to track diseases caused by mutated versions of SARS-CoV-2 among those visitors Needed
The first set of COVID-19 travel recommendations issued by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in January stated that all foreign arrivals from China, Singapore, hong kongSouth Korea, Thailand and Japan will now have to submit a negative RT-PCR report from a test done 72 hours before departure.
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The January release said pre-departure RT-PCR testing is a requirement 72 hours before boarding a flight for all passengers arriving from these six COVID-19 high-risk countries. For all entry, all Indian airports are required to comply with this law, which is true for all passengers passing through these six countries, regardless of where they are from.
Lucknow’s Chief Medical Officer had earlier said that delegates, investors and participants coming to India to attend the two international events – Global Investors Summit and G20 meeting will undergo RT-PCR Covid test. Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 is scheduled from 10-12 February 2023 and PM Modi will visit Lucknow to inaugurate the event.
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Keeping in mind the events to be held here, CMO, Manoj Agarwal said, “We have set up booths running 24×7 for RT-PCR in the district including airports. Also, our mobile teams have been deployed to conduct Covid has been put up for. Testing of representatives and open The Covid-testing booths are open to everyone attending the events.”
As per the January statement, random post-arrival testing of 2% of passengers will continue, regardless of point of departure. Foreign travelers arriving in India have tested positive for COVID-19.
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