NEW DELHI: Travelers from all countries arriving in India who have tested positive for Covid will no longer be forcibly treated at an isolation center but will be required to quarantine at home as per protocols, officials said.
In its revised “guidelines for international arrivals,” released on Thursday, the government said foreign arrivals who test positive must self-quarantine at home for seven days, even after testing negative, and take the RTPCR test on the eighth day of arrival. In India.
The revised guidelines went into effect today. Previously, the rule was that travelers from all countries, including those deemed “vulnerable”, were treated in an isolation facility and treated according to standard protocols, the government said.
In the revised guidelines, this clause requiring them to remain in an “isolation center” upon arrival has been removed. The government said even passengers showing symptoms during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to a medical center. In case of a positive test, your contacts will be identified and managed according to the rules, he said.