International travelers who test coronavirus positive for 10 days under government guidelines. (file)
New Delhi:
Elaborate Omicron protocols at Delhi’s IGI airport give way to chaos once they test positive, points to the experience of a UK family who came to India to spend Christmas and New Year with their relatives and friends.
Adarsh Mishra’s 11-year-old daughter Ishita, who had tested negative in the UK, was found positive after landing at the IGI on December 22. There, it was a long journey through uncertainty and endless delays that have yet to come to an end.
To begin with, it took place after a six-hour wait for a jet-lagged father and daughter – in “cold” and “often wet” tents – at the designated COVID center at Ramlila Maidan.
“That was the topic for us last week. The promise and timeliness of some things are never kept,” Mishra told NDTV.
However, he made it clear that the people on the ground – doctors and nurses and others – did their best under the circumstances. The real problem, he said, is the “lack of clarity” on the forms and policies.
“The problem we are facing now is that there is no certainty on when we can leave this place … We are getting three versions, one of which depends on whether Which version has he got,” said Mr Mishra, who is currently at a facility. of LNJP Hospital
The family had planned to spend 10-12 days in the country, but some people told them that their daughter may not be allowed to leave before the 14-day quarantine, even if she is completely asymptomatic.
Rishika Mishra said, “I am feeling very upset. Missing my mother and brothers and I am very upset that nothing is really sure. Everything is very uncertain. I don’t know when I will be home. I can go.” NDTV.
International travelers who test positive for the virus will be kept in home/covid care centres/community health centres/hospital isolation for 10 days as per government guidelines.
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