A Negative RTPCR report must for flyers to India from China, five countries from Jan 1st: Mandaviya

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New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that a negative Covid – 19 reports will be a must for passengers arriving in India from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from January 1st, 2023.

The Covid – 19 tests must be conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey to India and the negative report from the RT-PCR test has to be uploaded on the Air Suvidha portal before their departure, said the Minister on Thursday.

This requirement is in addition to the random testing of international passengers on their arrival in India irrespective of their port of departure. The Government made random Covid – 19 testing mandatory for two per cent of passengers arriving on each international flight one week ago.

Already many countries, including the US, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Italy have announced testing requirements for passengers from China. According to the Union health ministry data on Thursday, India recorded 268 new Covid – 19 infections, while the active cases increased to 3,552. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.11 % while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.17%, the ministry said.

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