All domestic passengers have been advised to download the Arogya Setu app as per the guidelines
New Delhi:
Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has issued fresh guidelines for domestic and international passengers travelling to Delhi in view of the rising cases of COVID-19. “Attention travellers! Travelling to Delhi? Take a look at the latest State-wise Quarantine Guidelines.
Take all the necessary measures and be a #COVID_Hero #TravelSafeTravelMindfully,” said the ministry in a tweet.
As per the guidelines, thermal screening of all passengers will be done on arrival. Random sample collection will be done for passengers arriving from states witnessing a spurt in COVID-19 cases.
People will only be allowed to exit after the sample collection.
“If you are travelling on a connecting flight and not leaving the airport in transit station then please refer to the detailed guidelines of the respective final destination arrival state,” added the ministry.
Passengers who test positive for the virus will be quarantined at home/Covid care centres/community health centres/hospital for 10 days.
International arriving passengers can check out detailed guidelines at: https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/aaiupload/AAI_Statewise_Quarantine_Guidelines_22_Nov.pdf
All domestic passengers have been advised to download the Arogya Setu app as per the guidelines.
Int’l travellers who test COVID positive at the airport will not be allowed to go to their destinations in West Bengal
International travellers who test positive for COVID-19 after their RT PCR tests at the airport on their arrival to the city will not be allowed to progress to their destinations, West Bengal health department said on Wednesday.
“These passengers must be put in separate isolation in any of the health facilities identified for this purpose. Any traveller testing positive for COVID-19 on a later date, who has a history of travel in the last 14 days to a country at risk for Omicron will be subjected to a similar isolation measure as above,” the health department directed.
The department said that the airport authorities must ensure that the specimens of the tests are collected on the arrival of the international passengers and sent to the School of Tropical Medicine for genome sequencing.
International travellers who test positive for COVID-19 after their RT PCR tests at the airport on their arrival to the city will not be allowed to progress to their destinations, the state health department said on Wednesday.