Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has revised the Guidelines for International Arrival on 6th January 2022 in view of the changing nature of COVID -19 virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOCs) i.e. Omicron variant and reported increase in the cases worldwide. These guidelines shall be valid from 11th January 2022 (00.01 Hrs IST)
These were last updated on 30th November 2021.
The following changes have been made in the Revised Guidelines of 6th January 2022 as compared to previous guidelines (of 30th November 2021):
- All travellers (including those 2% who were selected for random testing on arrival and were found negative) will undergo home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India.
- Travelers shall also be required to upload results of RT-PCR test for COVID-19 done on 8th day on Air Suvidha portal (to be monitored by the respective States/UTs).
- All travellers who need to undertake testing on arrival, should preferably pre-book the test online on Air Suvidha Portal, to facilitate timely testing and avoid inconvenience.
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➡️ All travelers to undergo home quarantine for 7 days and undertake RT-PCR test on 8th day of arrival in India.
➡️ Travelers should preferably pre-book test online on Air Suvidha Portal.
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) January 7, 2022
India logs 1,17,100 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, reported at 9 am on Friday. With 30,836 new recoveries, the country’s active caseload is now at 3,71,363. The death toll raised to 4,83,178 after 302 patients succumbed to the deadly virus. The country’s total caseload includes 3,007 cases of the Omicron variant.
Out of the total Omicron cases reported thus far, 1,199 people have recovered or migrated. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of 876 cases followed by Delhi at 465, Karnataka 333, Rajasthan 291, Kerala 284 and Gujarat 204.
