Delhi: IGI starts RT-PCR on arrivals from at-risk countries

NEW DELHI: With the threat of the Omicron variant looming large, Delhi’s IGI Airport has from Sunday started conducting RT-PCR tests on all arrivals from the 12 areas designated as high-risk countries — countries in Europe including UK, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong and Israel.
Arrivals from the three Omicron hotspots — South Africa, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong — will be required to wait at the airport for their test report and only those found negative will be allowed to leave, say sources. Those testing positive will be sent to designated Covid centres.