Karnataka’s new Covid-19 rules offer some respite for flyers from UK, Europe, Middle East

The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced that the passengers arriving from the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East at state’s airports have been exempted from waiting for the results of RT-PCR tests. It also said that the decision has been made based on the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state and the spread of Delta variants across the country.

“The passengers arriving from the UK, Europe and Middle East on arrival at Kempegowda International Airport and other entry airports in Karnataka, shall provide the sample and leave the airport for further compliance as per the SoP (standard operating procedure),” the government order said.