As per the Centre’s new guidelines for international flight operations, the RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for passengers arriving from “at-risk” countries, and they will be allowed to leave the airport only after the results come. Also, 2% of passengers arriving on all flights from other countries will be subjected to the test randomly according to the reports published in livemint.com.
According to the Centre, the countries designated as “at-risk” are European countries, including the UK, and South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Israel.
Meanwhile, 12 suspected cases of Omicron have been admitted to hospitals in Delhi. Their samples have been sent for genome testing to confirm whether they are infected with the Omicron strain.
The patients have been taken to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital. According to Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, LNJP Hospital, four patients are from the UK, four from the UK, some from Tanzania and one from Belgium.
