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Mandatory Covid testing at airports for all arrivals from at-risk countries, says govt in a statement.

For passengers found positive in these test, they will be isolated and treated as per the clinical management protocol besides their samples also taken for Whole Genome Sequencing. The passengers found negative can depart the airport but have to undergo home isolation for 7 days, followed by repeat testing on 8th day of arrival in India, followed by 7 days of self-monitoring.

The updated guidelines require all travelers (irrespective of Covid-19 vaccination status) coming to India from countries identified as ‘countries at-risk’ to mandatorily undergo post-arrival Covid-19 testing at airport on arrival in addition to pre-departure Covid-19 testing undertaken 72 hours before the departure.

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