New Rules Issued for Domestic and International Travelers

Health Ministry has issued new guidelines for domestic and international travel by air, trains, and roads, which includes that asymptomatic passenger will monitor their health for 14 days while those with symptoms will be screened at the nearest health facility.

With all domestic travel to resume soon, the Health Ministry announced new guidelines for inter-State travel and international arrivals, stating that only coronavirus-asymptomatic passengers will be permitted with the advice that they shall self-monitor their health for 14 days.//

The states and UTs will ensure that thermal screening is carried out at the point of departure and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to board the flight, train or bus.

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‘During boarding and travel, all passengers should use a face cover or mask and follow hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. ’

A list of dos and don't will be provided with the tickets. All passengers will be advised to download Aarogya Setu on their phones.

The guidelines stipulate that airports, railway stations, and bus stands should be regularly sanitized and availability of soaps and sanitizers will be ensured.

The thermal screening will be done at the exit points. Asymptomatic passengers will be permitted to go with the advice that they should self-monitor their health for 14 days.

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Those found symptomatic will be isolated and taken to the nearest health facility. Those having moderate to severe symptoms will be admitted to COVID-19 health facilities and managed accordingly.

Those having mild symptoms will be given the option of home isolation or isolation at the COVID Care Centre and tested. If found positive, they will continue at the center and manage as per clinical protocol.

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If negative, the passenger may be allowed to home and isolate themselves and self-monitor for 7 days.

The guidelines for international arrivals are more strict as before boarding; all traveler will give an undertaking that they would undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days with 7 days of institutional quarantine cost at their own ost and 7 days of home quarantine and monitor their health.

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Only for exceptional and compelling cases such as human distress, pregnancy, death in the family, serious illness, home quarantine ill be allowed for 14 days.

Those sound symptomatic will be isolated and taken to the nearest health facility.

The remaining passengers shall be taken to institutional isolation centers to be argued by the state governments.

Source-IANS