NEW DELHI: Delhi Disaster Management Authority has directed health officials and district magistrates to ensure that Centre’s revised Covid guidelines for international arrivals are followed at Indira Gandhi International Airport from Monday.
On February 10, ministry of health and family welfare released detailed guidelines for international arrivals at airports and seaports in the country, doing away with the quarantine provision.
According to the revised guidelines, all passengers need to show self-declaration form on arrival at the airport. Those found to be symptomatic during screening will be immediately isolated and taken to a medical facility under health protocol.
If tested positive, their contacts will be identified and managed according to the protocol. The protocol post arrival mandates that 2% of the total passengers in a flight will undergo random testing at the airport. Such travellers will be identified by the airlines, preferably from different countries. They will submit samples and will be allowed to leave the airport. If such travellers test positive, their samples will be sent for genomic sequencing.
