Here are updates about the new coronavirus variant from Monday: The detection of the Omicron coronavirus variant has triggered global al...
Here are updates about the new coronavirus variant from Monday:
- The detection of the Omicron coronavirus variant has triggered global alarm and sparked a new wave of travel restrictions. In India, the government said that all international passengers have to submit 14 days’ travel history and upload a negative RT-PCR test report on the Air Suvidha portal before the journey. The test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to the journey. The revised guidelines come into effect from December 1.
- The Union health ministry added that travellers coming from countries deemed “at-risk”, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel, will need to take the coronavirus test post-arrival and wait for results at the airport before leaving or taking any connecting flights. If tested negative, they have to be in home quarantine for seven days followed by a re-test on the eighth day.
- Earlier, the Centre had said it will review the decision to resume scheduled commercial international passenger flights from December 15 after reports emerged that scientists fear the new variant’s mutations could make it more infectious and less susceptible to vaccines.
- The World Health Organization, however, said it was not yet clear whether Omicron, first detected in...
