New Delhi: In the sign of what a definite decline in the Indian-English bond, the government has decided to impose the “reciprocal” quarantine conditions in British citizens after Britain refuses to reconsider Indian people who are fully vaccinated, allegedly due to problems about Indian certification process.
Government sources say the Ministry of Health and family welfare will issue new regulations that will apply to all British citizens who arrive in India, regardless of their vaccination status.
This happened after British intransigencies even though the discussion of the technical issues and High Commissioner of the UK to India claimed that there were no problems or doubts for the state vaccine certification process.
India’s decision will include the pre-departure test of Covid-19 RT-PRC within 72 hours before the trip, the Covid-19 RT-PCR test on arrival at the airport, the Covid-19 RT-PCR test on the 8th day after arrival and quarantine must be at House.
Or at the destination address for 10 days after arrival in India.
Coronavirus Live Updatesuk Nationals has had extra screening when they arrive in India.
The existing rules have been applied since the English surge itself in December.
These include seven days in the quarantine of the house and RT-PCR test at the airport on arrival.
New regulations will reflect the British property, which increases quarantine to 10 days and two RT-PCR tests, one on arrival and one on day 8.
The difference is the added test in India.
New regulations are step-up.
Turbulence comes after the New UK rules produce sharp backlash in India with commentators and officials showing that the Indian process with digital signatures and QR codes are far more reliable than the steps adopted in many countries.
A spokesman for the British High Commission said, “England continues to work to expand policies to countries and regions throughout the world in a gradual approach.
We continue to be involved with the Indian government about technical cooperation to expand England’s recognition of vaccine certification to vaccinated people By a relevant public health agency in India.
“Read Alsouk received a covishield, but India to quarantine British has included Astrazeneca Covishield in the vaccine list received against Covid-19.
However, as it is now, it does not translate into an smelting for quarantine for tourists who are fully vaccinated (with those approved by WHO approved by India from India with the relaxed rules that take effect from the English certification process themselves facing questions about reports that users can do information ” Edit “and its application to the EU for the recognition of certificates was postponed because of the gap in submission to the authorities in Brussels.
UK offers” release “options with tests on day 5, which are often charged in the 100 pound region.
It is not an option in India.
It is not clear about what happened to British citizens who might have taken Covishield.
Also there was also no clarity about the fate of Indian citizens living in England and who might have taken the British vaccine.
Steps to follow British rejection to receive Cowin Indian vaccination certificates, even though they gulm A covishield vaccine.
After discussing between the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and a series of LIZ new British opposition, technical experts from the UK and India sit together to assess Cowin technology.
Head of National Health Authority (NHA) R S Sharma said India had brought Cowin in line with the norm by adding the “birth date” option to the certificate, especially for international travelers.
Understanding on India is that this step has fulfilled the main demand by the UK.
But there has been no change in the British stand.
British officials have indicated that resolution may take time.
The first meeting between British and Indian officials on September 2, the second on September 21.
“The overall policy framework will consult with MEA; they are people who are our faces or who talks to them (British officials).
As far as we know, we have lent their ears and they are also sure that the certificate is not a problem .
We have had two meetings with them and they clearly told us that the certificate process was not a problem, “Sharma was quoted as saying after that.
The idea of the meeting was to be able to align the two systems, allowing India and Britain to validate their respective data.
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