Centre-States Meet Today To Review Omicron Rules At Airports

Thursday, 2 December 2021newsdesk

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will meet state and UT officials to review Covid testing and surveillance measures at international airports. India yesterday enforced strict rules for foreign arrivals, particularly from nations with Omicron cases.

New Delhi, 02 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Today's meeting comes after a day of long queues and lengthy waiting times for Covid test results at international airports, as well as uncertainty over testing and quarantine protocols in Maharashtra, which announced a more stringent set of rules than that by the centre. Maharashtra had directed all foreign arrivals to take RT-PCR tests. Passengers from 'at risk' nations had to undergo seven days' institutional quarantine with three self-paid tests. Others had to return a negative test on arrival and then faced 14 days' home quarantine. The state also directed domestic fliers (those from other states) to hold a negative PCR test dated to within 48 hours of travel.

Source - NDTV