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Filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore according to govt sources

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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39 travellers test positive for covid in two days, health minister to review situation

The government is likely to make it mandatory for passengers arriving from China and five other places to have negative RT-PCR reports from next week, official sources said on Wednesday.

The sources said filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.

The sources said 39 international passengers were found positive for COVID-19 out of the 6,000 tested on arrival in the last two days.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit the airport in Delhi on Thursday to take stock of testing and screening facilities there, they said.

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The government is likely to make it mandatory for passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Singapore to have negative RT-PCR reports from next week. Additionally, filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory for these international passengers from next week.

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