Travellers from 6 international locations not required to furnish Covid check
Charanjit Singh Teja
Amritsar, February 13
Passengers flying to India from Singapore won’t want a pre-departure Covid check as per the newest pointers issued by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare. The process to add a self-health declaration on Air Suvidha portal has additionally been performed away with.
The rules are additionally relevant on passengers coming from Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China. The choice was taken by the Central Authorities because of enchancment in Covid state of affairs in these six international locations.
These new pointers issued by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare got here into pressure right now. Earlier than this, a passenger arriving in India from Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China needed to get examined for Covid. As per the newest pointers, two per cent of the passengers arriving from any of those international locations will proceed to be examined on the airport.
Sameep Singh Gumtala, convener, Fly Amritsar Initiatives, stated Scoot operates direct flights between Amritsar and Singapore. A lot of passengers, together with Punjabis, come to Amritsar from Australia through Singapore. It is a nice aid for them.
Kuldeep Singh, a passenger from Melbourne, Australia, stated, “I’ve lately travelled from Melbourne to Amritsar through Singapore. There was a situation by the Indian Authorities to add a self-health declaration on Air Suvidha portal. I used to be not conscious of it. On the final second, the airport employees knowledgeable me about it. It was inconveniencing and it’s a good step if the federal government has withdrawn the choice.”
Transfer will profit these arriving from Oz
- The brand new pointers issued by the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare got here into pressure on Monday. Earlier than this, a passenger arriving in India from Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China needed to get examined for Covid
- As per the newest pointers, two per cent of the passengers arriving from any of those international locations will proceed to be examined on the airport
- The choice was taken by the Central Authorities because of enchancment in Covid state of affairs in these six international locations
- A lot of passengers, together with Punjabis, come to Amritsar from Australia through Singapore. It is a nice aid for them