'Isolation' not mandatory for foreign arrivals testing Covid positive
New Delhi, January 21: Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for Covid-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid-down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility for coronavirus, the authorities have said.
According to the revised ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals’ released on Thursday, the new norm will apply from January 22 till further order. The rest of the provisions have remained the same in the revised guidelines.
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India reported more than 3.47 lakh new coronavirus cases (3,47,254) in the last 24 hours ending at 9 am on Friday.[/caption]
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The existing guidelines state that travellers coming from any country, including from those considered ‘at-risk', shall be managed at isolation facility and treated as per laid-down standard protocol. The revised guidelines removed the clause that mandated staying at “isolation facility” upon arrival.
Passengers found to be symptomatic for coronavirus during screening shall be immediately isolated and taken to a medical facility as per health protocol. If tested Covid-19 positive, their contacts shall be identified and managed as per protocol.
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According to the revised ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals’ released on Thursday, the new norm will apply from January 22 till further order.[/caption]
Foreign arrivals who test positive will still have to undergo home quarantine for seven days even after they test negative and undertake RT-PCR test on the eighth day of arrival in India.
Meanwhile, India reported more than 3.47 lakh new coronavirus cases (3,47,254) in the last 24 hours ending at 9 am on Friday. With 2.51 lakh new (2,51,777) recoveries, the country’s active caseload is now at 20,18,825. The total tally of Omicron cases in the country has risen to 9,692, marking a 4.36 per cent increase since Thursday.
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The total tally of Omicron cases in the country has risen to 9,692, marking a 4.36 per cent increase since Thursday.[/caption]
-PTC News
