KOLKATA: With home quarantine protocols for international travellers having changed, the state health department will now be keeping track of all flyers arriving from any international destination.
Earlier, in-bound flyers arriving only from ‘at risk’ countries were being put on seven-day home quarantine even if they tested negative for Covid on arrival. With Omicron cases surging, this protocol has been extended to all international travellers arriving in the city.
“The list of such passengers is being shared with the health department. The department is sharing names, local addresses and other relevant details of travellers with the local police station and civic bodies that will keep track of them. It is the same model being followed for travellers arriving from ‘at risk’ countries,” said a health department source.
These flyers will undergo RTPCR test on the eighth day. The health department will get an alert on their Covid status and take action accordingly. Many who had tested negative on arrival had turned positive during the seven-day isolation.
