Image Source : PTI Aviation Ministry points new pointers concerning worldwide journey.
The Centre on Wednesday issued new pointers for worldwide arrivals as mutant variants of SARS-CoV-2 unfold internationally. These will supersede all pointers issued since August 2, 2020. In view of 5 circumstances of Covid-19 attributable to mutant variants rising in South Africa and Brazil being present in India, the Union Health Ministry yesterday stated that it was in discussions with the Civil Aviation Ministry to see if the technique of controlling air site visitors from the 2 nations, as was finished following the detection of the UK variant, may very well be applied right here as properly.
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This Standard Operating Procedure shall be legitimate w.e.f. twenty second February 2021 (23.59 Hrs IST) until additional orders,” the Ministry of Civil Aviation stated in a press release on Wednesday.
The guideines have been divided in three sections primarily based on the origin of journey.
All worldwide travellers besides these coming via flights originating from United Kingdom, Europe and Middle East can be required to submit a self-declaration kind on the net ‘Air Suvidha’ portal earlier than the scheduled journey.
They would additionally have to add a destructive Covid-19 RT-PCR check report. This check ought to have been carried out inside 72 hours previous to endeavor the journey.
“Each passenger shall also submit a declaration with respect to authenticity of the report and will be liable for criminal prosecution, if found otherwise,” the rules stated.
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According to the rules, all worldwide travellers coming or transiting via flights originating from the United Kingdom, Europe and Middle East must moreover submit a Self-Declaration Form (SDF) for Covid on the net ‘Air Suvidha’ portal earlier than the scheduled journey and can be required to declare their journey historical past of the previous 14 days.
“While filling SDF, apart from providing all other information required in the SDF, passengers need to select: Whether they plan to disembark at the arrival airport or take further flights to reach their final destination in India.”
“Based on this selection, the receipt of SDF will display ‘T’ (Transit) in easily readable and bigger font than other text. The passengers will need to display this receipt to the state authority or government officials at the airport for segregation.”
As per the rules, travellers from the UK, Brazil and South Africa taking connecting flights from the worldwide airport they land at must give a pattern at designated space and exit the airport solely after affirmation of destructive check report which can take 6-8 hours.
“Those transit travellers from UK, Brazil and South Africa who are found negative on testing at the airport shall be allowed to take their connecting flights and would be advised quarantine at home for 7 days and regularly followed up by the concerned state or district IDSP.”
“These travellers shall be tested after 7 days and if negative, released from quarantine, and continue to monitor their health for a further 7 days.”
(With inputs from IANS)
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