Following a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 in various regions of the world, particularly China, India has resumed random passenger screening for coronavirus testing at all international airports.
In the beginning, 2% of arriving tourists will be required to provide samples at the airports, Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed parliament today.
The passengers will be permitted to leave after samples have been collected, he said, and RT-PCR tests will be run. If there is a positive case, they will be contacted, and a decision regarding the course of treatment will be made.
However, he added that there are currently no plans in place in India to halt flights from nations that have reported new instances of the virus.
According to rumors, the government is also considering restoring “Air Suvidha” forms or full vaccination proof for travelers arriving from the nations with the highest documented number of Covid-19 cases.
The government had also instructed states and union territories (UTs) to increase genome sequencing of positive cases in order to find novel coronavirus variants. These efforts were part of a larger effort to bolster surveillance against the new coronavirus variety.
In addition, the union health ministry recommended people to observe the COVID protocol by keeping a safe distance from others, wearing face masks in crowded locations, washing their hands with soap, and using hand sanitizer.
The Indian Medical Association, the leading medical organization in the nation, earlier today urged the general population to immediately adopt Covid proper conduct.
In a warning, it outlined the procedures that must be taken to combat “the imminent Covid outbreak, including wearing face masks in all public settings, maintaining social distance, and routine handwashing with soap and water or sanitizers.
In another development, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his cabinet colleagues and top officials of the government to review the Covid situation in India after four cases of the Omicron sub-variant driving a massive China surge were found in the country.
