RT-PCR, Air Suvidha form mandatory for passengers coming from 6 countries

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Dec 29, 2022: The Indian government has announced that  RT-PCR testing will be mandatory at airports for international arrivals coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from January 1. The move has been made to prevent the spread of Covid virus in India. It is to be noted that the government has been mulling over making testing mandatory for a while, considering the spike in Covid cases in the aforementioned countries. Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya informed about the same through a tweet via his official account.

Along with this Dr Mansukh Mandaviya also announced that the filling of the Air Suvidha forms will be mandatory for international arrivals. In his tweet, Union Health Minister said, "RTPCR test has been made mandatory for passengers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from 1 January 2023. They will have to upload their report on the Air Suvidha portal before travel."

 

RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from 1st January 2023. They will have to upload their reports on the Air Suvidha portal before travel.

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) December 29, 2022

Out of the 6,000 travellers that were tested for COVID-19 upon arrival in the last two days, at least 39 were determined to be positive. Considering the situation, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, the union minister of health, will visit the Delhi airport to assess its testing and screening capabilities.

Courtesy: Zee News