In pictures: What international flyers must know about India\'s new rules

In pictures: What international flyers must know about India's new rules

Travellers can seek exemption from institutional quarantine from August 8 onwards

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BS Web Team  |  New Delhi 

Option for institutional quarantine

Option for institutional quarantine
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Travellers coming to India, who otherwise req­uired to undergo 14 days of qu­ar­antine – first 7 days paid institutional quarantine and followed by as many days of home isolation--now have option to skip institutional quarantine.
 

Applying for exemption

To apply for exemption
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To seek exemption from 7-day institutional quarantine, submit a self-declaration form on the online portal -- www.newdelhiairport.in -- at least 72 hours before the scheduled travel.

Besides, submitting a negative RT-PCR test certificate, taken 96 hours before the flight is also necessary. 

 

Home quarantine for exceptions

Home quarantine for exceptions
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Only for compelling reasons/cases of human distress such as pregnancy, death in family, serious illness and parent(s) with children of the age of 10 years or below, home quarantine may be permitted for 14 days.

Liberty to states

Liberty to states
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States can develop their own protocol with regard to quarantine and isolation as per their assessment post arrival of passengers in the state concerned.

Criminal prosecution for forged reports

Criminal prosecution for forged reports
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Passengers submitting false or forged medical report will be liable for criminal prosecution.

The test report could also be produced upon arrival at the point of entry in India.

 


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First Published: Mon, August 03 2020. 10:48 IST