India on Wednesday released new guidelines for international travellers entering the country that require all to show they were Covid-19 negative before boarding flights and impose additional restrictions on visitors from “countries at risk”.
The guidelines released by the Union health ministry require travellers — whether fully, partially, or not vaccinated — from the “countries at risk” to home quarantine for seven days, take a post-arrival Covid-19 test and a re-test on day eight.
The guidelines also list a set of so-called “Category A” countries that have established reciprocal arrangements with India for mutual acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines. Fully vaccinated travellers from Category A countries will only need to self monitor their health for 14 days.
