UK rule of 10-day quarantine for those vaccinated in India discriminatory Govt
New Delhi Sep 23 PTI India believes the UKs decision of 10-day quarantine for those vaccinated with Covishield here is discriminatory and New Delhi do reserve the right to reciprocate in a similar manner the government said Thursday but hoped a quick resolution would be foundAmid a growing outcry in the country over the UKs new travel rules Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press conference here both the countries are engaged in a dialogue on the matterWe believe that the dispensation that is proposed to be implemented from October 4 is a discriminatory practice Both sides are in dialogue and we believe that a quick resolution will be found We do reserve the right to reciprocate in a similar manner Bhushan said responding to a questionBritish High Commissioner Alex Ellis Thursday said India and the UK held an excellent technical discussion on the issue of vaccine certificationHe tweeted on Thursday Excellent technical discussions with rssharma3 AyushmanNHA Neither side raised technical concerns with each others certification process An important step forward in our joint aim to facilitate travel and fully protect public health of UK and India Ellis had said Wednesday there was no problem with Covishield vaccine but the main issue is the vaccine certification done through Indias CoWIN portal Following Indias strong criticism of the UKs refusal to recognise Covishield London Wednesday amended its new guidelines to include the Indian-made version of the AstraZeneca vaccine in its updated international travel advisoryNotwithstanding the amendment Indian travellers fully vaccinated with Covishield will still have to undergo 10-day quarantine UK officials clarified on Wednesday saying the inclusion of the vaccine will not make much of a differenceWere clear Covishield is not a problem The UK is open to travel and were already seeing a lot of people going from India to the UK be it tourists business people or students Ellis had said in a statement on WednesdayAccording to the new rules Indian travellers who received both doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India will be considered unvaccinated and will have to undergo self-isolation for 10 daysIn a strong reaction India had Tuesday warned of reciprocal measures if the UK does not address New Delhis concerns with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla describing these norms as discriminatory PTI UZMPLB TIR TIR
New Delhi Sep 23 PTI India believes the UKs decision of 10-day quarantine for those vaccinated with Covishield here is discriminatory and New Delhi do reserve the right to reciprocate in a similar manner the government said Thursday but hoped a quick resolution would be foundAmid a growing outcry in the country over the UKs new travel rules Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press conference here both the countries are engaged in a dialogue on the matterWe believe that the dispensation that is proposed to be implemented from October 4 is a discriminatory practice Both sides are in dialogue and we believe that a quick resolution will be found We do reserve the right to reciprocate in a similar manner Bhushan said responding to a questionBritish High Commissioner Alex Ellis Thursday said India and the UK held an excellent technical discussion on the issue of vaccine certificationHe tweeted on Thursday Excellent technical discussions with rssharma3 AyushmanNHA Neither side raised technical concerns with each others certification process An important step forward in our joint aim to facilitate travel and fully protect public health of UK and India Ellis had said Wednesday there was no problem with Covishield vaccine but the main issue is the vaccine certification done through Indias CoWIN portal Following Indias strong criticism of the UKs refusal to recognise Covishield London Wednesday amended its new guidelines to include the Indian-made version of the AstraZeneca vaccine in its updated international travel advisoryNotwithstanding the amendment Indian travellers fully vaccinated with Covishield will still have to undergo 10-day quarantine UK officials clarified on Wednesday saying the inclusion of the vaccine will not make much of a differenceWere clear Covishield is not a problem The UK is open to travel and were already seeing a lot of people going from India to the UK be it tourists business people or students Ellis had said in a statement on WednesdayAccording to the new rules Indian travellers who received both doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India will be considered unvaccinated and will have to undergo self-isolation for 10 daysIn a strong reaction India had Tuesday warned of reciprocal measures if the UK does not address New Delhis concerns with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla describing these norms as discriminatory PTI UZMPLB TIR TIR
