All international travellers will have to undergo a seven-day home quarantine on their arrival in India with effect from 11 January, according to the government’s latest Covid-19 travel guidelines.

Indian media reported arriving passengers would have to undertake an RT-PCR test on the eighth day and upload their result on the Air Suvidha portal. State governments will be required to monitor the test results.

If passengers test negative on the eighth day, they will self-monitor their health for next seven days.

“If travellers under home quarantine or self-health monitoring, develop signs and symptoms suggestive of Covid-19 or test positive for Covid-19 on re-testing, they will immediately self-isolate and report to their nearest health facility or call National helpline number (1075)/ State Helpline Number,” according to the protocols.

Earlier, only passengers arriving from countries identified as “at-risk” had to undergo a seven-day home quarantine. Passengers from at-risk countries will continue to require a post-arrival Covid-19 test at the airport, wait for their result before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flight, India’s The Hindu reported.

All countries in Europe and 18 other countries have been identified as at-risk. These include South Africa, Brazil and Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Congo, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zambia.

Source: Civil Aviation Authority – Qatar