India new travel rules: Covid-19 cases declaim in other countries. Covid-19 Travel Rules: India new travel rules for International traveller. International travellers, who are planning to visit India, please be aware of the new rule. Although this is especially for those visitors from China, five other countries.
They are no longer required to furnish a pre-departure Covid test report and upload a self-health declaration. The new rule will kick in from February 13. The International traveller from six countries are China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand.
Travellers coming to India from China, 5 other countries will no longer be required to submit a pre-departure Covid test report and upload a self-health declaration on the ‘Air Suvidha’ portal from February 13. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the government has taken this decision as these countries have been witnessing a significant decline in COVID-19 cases.
In a letter sent to his counterpart in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Rajiv Bansal, Bhushan on Thursday said his ministry is updating its ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals’ in view of the decline in coronavirus cases. However, in order to monitor Covid-19 infections among international travellers to India, the present exercise of random testing of two per cent travellers irrespective of their country of origin upon arrival in India shall continue.
India logged 114 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,797, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll stands at 5,30,750 with two deaths reported by Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am stated.
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The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,83,862).The daily positivity was recorded at 0.08 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.08 per cent. The active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.81 per cent, the ministry said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,51,315, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry’s website, 220.62 crore doses drive.
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