New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Singapore has been removed from the list of 'at risk' countries from where travellers are required to follow additional measures on arriving in India, including post-arrival testing, news agency ANI reported. Now, travellers from Singapore to India will not have to undergo additional COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules as the Central government has updated the list of 'at risk' countries and removed Singapore's name from it.
"Singapore removed from the list of 'at risk' countries from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India, including post-arrival testing. 12 countries including South Africa, Botswana, and China are on the list," news agency ANI tweeted.
Currently, there are 12 countries on the list including South Africa, Botswana, and China. Countries in Europe including the United Kingdom and Brazil, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Israel are also included in the list.
As per the travel guidelines issued by the Central government amid the spread of the Omicron variant, passengers arriving in India from the 'at risk' countries have to compulsorily undergo RT-PCR test. They cannot leave the airport or take a connecting flight without obtaining a negative result. Also, international travellers from these countries arriving in India have to undergo additional quarantine measures.
The Central government has imposed these restrictions as several cases of Omicron have been reported in India. The government is taking all precautionary measures to curb the spread of the variant that could lead to the third wave of Coronavirus in the country. Most of the people who have tested positive for the variant in India are not fully vaccinated. Therefore, the government is also stressing on speeding up its vaccination drive. The World Health Organisation is yet to reveal to the severity of the variant. It is still studying the newly found strain.