CHENNAI: The government on Monday issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for chartered flights, wherein RT-PCR tests have been made mandatory for people coming from Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat. Individuals will be exempted from testing, if they produce COVID negative certificates, issued by an ICMR-approved lab, said the SOP.
For chartered flights from other countries, the SOP mandates RT-PCR tests be done on all persons, adding that they have to go underpaid institutional quarantine for 7 days, if tested negative. A repeat test will be done on completion of the period, and if tested negative, they would be sent for home quarantine.
