One in every 20 international passengers from countries not on the high-risk list will be tested for Covid-19 on arrival in India, the Union health ministry said on Monday, outlining guidelines aimed at early detection of the fast-spreading omicron variant.
The guidelines require all passengers from the “at-risk” countries to be tested on arrival. But the ministry, citing the increasing count of countries that have detected omicron, said five per cent of travellers even from countries not in the at-risk category will be tested at airports.
India has labelled European Union nations, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel as at-risk countries. The guidelines come into effect on December 1.
