Ensure strict compliance of Centres guidelines for international arrivals DDMA to authorities
New Delhi Nov 30 PTI Amid concerns over Omicron variant of coronavirus the DDMA on Tuesday asked all concerned authorities to ensure strict compliance of the Centres revised guidelines for passengers arriving at Delhis IGI airport from high-risk countries including a mandatory seven-day home quarantineIn its order the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA said the revised guidelines issued by the Union health ministry shall be valid from Wednesday till further ordersIn view of reporting of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 B11529 named Omicron the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had issued revised guidelines for international passengers on November 28 the DDMA saidAll authorities concerned shall ensure strict compliance of aforesaid GuidelinesSOP prescribed for International Arrivals issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India with effect from December 1 2021 till further orders and shall adequately inform and sensitise the field functionaries about these instructions for strict compliance in letter and spirit the order statedThe passengers arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from high-risk countries where the incidence of the new Covid variant has been reported will be required to undergo seven-day home quarantine as per the Centres advisory it saidAccording to the revised guidelines of the Union health ministry passengers travelling from or transiting through at-risk countries will have to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival in India and will be required to wait for the results before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flightTravellers coming from countries other than those listed as at risk will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival but five per cent of them will be randomly tested at the airport the revised guidelines statedThe concerned airlines should identify the five per cent of such travellers to be tested in each flight preferably from different countriesSuch travellers shall be escorted by the airlines or the Ministry of Civil Aviation authorities to the testing area on arrival and the cost of testing of such travellers shall be borne by the ministryThe guidelines said that airlines will allow boarding of only those passengers who have filled in the self-declaration form on the Air Suvidha portal and uploaded the negative RT-PCR test reportThis test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journeyIn another order on Tuesday the DDMA extended permission for all activities except political cultural social religious sports entertainment and festival gatherings till December 15 PTI AKM VIT DIV DIV
New Delhi Nov 30 PTI Amid concerns over Omicron variant of coronavirus the DDMA on Tuesday asked all concerned authorities to ensure strict compliance of the Centres revised guidelines for passengers arriving at Delhis IGI airport from high-risk countries including a mandatory seven-day home quarantineIn its order the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA said the revised guidelines issued by the Union health ministry shall be valid from Wednesday till further ordersIn view of reporting of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 B11529 named Omicron the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had issued revised guidelines for international passengers on November 28 the DDMA saidAll authorities concerned shall ensure strict compliance of aforesaid GuidelinesSOP prescribed for International Arrivals issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India with effect from December 1 2021 till further orders and shall adequately inform and sensitise the field functionaries about these instructions for strict compliance in letter and spirit the order statedThe passengers arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from high-risk countries where the incidence of the new Covid variant has been reported will be required to undergo seven-day home quarantine as per the Centres advisory it saidAccording to the revised guidelines of the Union health ministry passengers travelling from or transiting through at-risk countries will have to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival in India and will be required to wait for the results before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flightTravellers coming from countries other than those listed as at risk will be allowed to leave the airport and shall self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival but five per cent of them will be randomly tested at the airport the revised guidelines statedThe concerned airlines should identify the five per cent of such travellers to be tested in each flight preferably from different countriesSuch travellers shall be escorted by the airlines or the Ministry of Civil Aviation authorities to the testing area on arrival and the cost of testing of such travellers shall be borne by the ministryThe guidelines said that airlines will allow boarding of only those passengers who have filled in the self-declaration form on the Air Suvidha portal and uploaded the negative RT-PCR test reportThis test should have been conducted within 72 hours prior to undertaking the journeyIn another order on Tuesday the DDMA extended permission for all activities except political cultural social religious sports entertainment and festival gatherings till December 15 PTI AKM VIT DIV DIV
