Foreign groups that may land in India for subsequent month’s FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar have been exempted from quarantine and can solely be required to watch themselves for COVID-19 signs through the keep.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare took the choice following a request by L S Singh, Joint Secretary within the Sports Ministry, earlier this month.
The Health Ministry, nevertheless, said that each one the arrival groups must observe essential well being security COVID-19 protocols.
The FIH Men’s Junior World Cup might be performed on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from November 25 to December 5. Hosts India are the defending champions.
With somewhat over a month to go for the beginning of the 2021 FIH Hockey Junior World Cups, we reveal the swimming pools (4 teams of 4 groups every) and match schedules of each upcoming Men’s and Women’s tournaments.
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Some of the necessary protocols which the visiting groups must observe are pre-arrival RT-PCR COVID-19 exams for all members, carried out inside 72 hours of departure, and necessary on arrival take a look at on the airport for groups coming from Europe and Middle East.
“All the participants will self monitor health for 14 days after arrival in India and if they develop any symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, they will isolate themselves and report the same to the event orgainsers/nearest COVID health facility/National or State helpline,” Joint Secretary within the Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal, stated in his letter addressed to Singh.
Besides, all members must minimise public interplay and observe COVID applicable behaviour, like put on masks, preserve bodily distancing, mantain respiratory and hand hygiene all through the period of the event.
The letter additional states that in case any participant develops signs suggestive of COVID-19 throughout their keep in India, he can be subjected to RT-PCR exams and his contacts might be quarantined by the Department of Sports.
Besides India, different taking part groups are Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, USA, Canada, Chile, Argentina and Poland.
Poland has changed England, who withdrew from the event due to COVID-19 associated journey restrictions.While withdrawing, England had additionally taken word of the quarantine necessities in India for British nationals after comparable restrictions had been positioned on even absolutely vaccinated Indians arriving within the UK.
The two international locations subsequently withdrew the stiff isolation insurance policies.
