New Delhi: Passengers come from risky countries and positive testing on arrival in India will be treated in accordance with the protocol and do not have to be accepted in isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health’s guidelines on Thursday.
The revision of the Ministry of Health Union, the protocol for international arrivals will take effect from January 22.
Other rules and requirements basically remain the same.
For the arrival of risky countries, said: “…
if such tourists are tested positively (on arrival), their samples must be further sent for testing genomes on the Insacog Laboratory network.
They will be treated / isolated according to the standard protocol Place it.
“The current rule (valid until Friday) requires people who test positively on arrival from risky countries” managed in isolation facilities and treated according to the protocol “.
This will bring assistance to such passengers globally, there are a number of cases where people ride international flights with mandatory negative reports taken in the required time period and still test positively on purpose.
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Given the changing scenario and new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health, including in house isolation, existing guidelines require revisions,” said the revised guidelines.
Passengers found symptomatic during screening “must be isolated and taken to medical facilities according to the health protocol”.
If positively tested, their contacts will be identified and managed according to the protocol.
Requirements such as Seven Day Quarantine, tests on eighth day and self-health monitoring for seven more days will continue.