International borders are open, but with travel comes a 'personal responsibility' to prevent the spread of COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

International borders are open, but with travel comes a 'personal responsibility' to prevent the spread of COVID-19

ABC  

A clear bag full of mini toiletries, a 14-hour flight and a new stamp in the passport — it might all seem like a distant memory. "While the bookings on planes are relatively light, they will continue to spread people as much as possible in terms of seating," Dr Sisson said. "We know the Delta virus has an incubation period of about four to five days, so it's a lot shorter than it used to be," Dr Sisson said. "You don't want to be getting exposed in the days before you're going to be getting your PCR test to return home, so that's really important." "The result of a rapid antigen test is not always reliable, but I think with time it's going to be fairly normal for people to be travelling with these and using them" Dr Sisson said.

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COVID-19: No plan to make RT-PCR testing mandatory at airports so far, say Health Ministry sources
1 year ago

COVID-19: No plan to make RT-PCR testing mandatory at airports so far, say Health Ministry sources

India TV News  

COVID-19 India update: There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health ministry sources said today, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in India. Corona infections: India on Thursday recorded 594 fresh COVID-19 infections while the number of active cases increased to 2,669 from 2,311 the previous day, according to …

Withdrawal of COVID-19 testing for international travellers likely to boost foreign arrivals
1 year, 5 months ago

Withdrawal of COVID-19 testing for international travellers likely to boost foreign arrivals

The Hindu  

The Central government’s decision to ease COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers is set to boost the arrival of foreign tourists in Tiruchi. Of the total number of arrival of inbound travellers on international flights, two per cent of them were subjected to COVID-19 testing. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tiruchi was attracting 20 lakh to 25 lakh domestic tourists and …

Govt Eases Covid Guidelines for International Travellers
1 year, 5 months ago

Govt Eases Covid Guidelines for International Travellers

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As Covid-19 cases continue to decline in the country, the Union health ministry has eased the guidelines for international visitors on Wednesday. The earlier requirement of RT-PCR testing for a random two per cent subset of international travelers has been dropped. Under the revised guidelines, all international travellers are advised to be fully vaccinated as per the approved …

New travel rules for international flyers visiting India from these 6 countries
1 year, 10 months ago

New travel rules for international flyers visiting India from these 6 countries

Live Mint  

International travellers who are planning to visit India, please be aware of the new rule. What is new travel rule for international flyers from 6 countries Travellers coming to India from China, 5 other countries will no longer be required to submit a pre-departure Covid test report and upload a self-health declaration on the 'Air Suvidha' portal from February 13. …

Centre Revises Covid-19 Guidelines For Passengers From High Risk Countries
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre Revises Covid-19 Guidelines For Passengers From High Risk Countries

News 18  

India on Monday issued revised guidelines for international air passengers arriving from identified high-risk countries including China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan, mandating an RT-PCR test. “As per the revised guidelines, a mandatory requirement for pre-departure RT-PCR testing has been introduced for passengers in all international flights from these countries,” the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in …

Pre-departure RT-PCR tests introduced in all int’l flights from these countries
1 year, 11 months ago

Pre-departure RT-PCR tests introduced in all int’l flights from these countries

Live Mint  

The Ministry of health and Family Welfare o Monday informed that a mandatory negative RT-PCR testing has been introduced in all international flights from six countries- China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan. “As per the revised guidelines, a mandatory requirement for pre-departure RT-PCR testing has been introduced for passengers in all international flights from these countries” …

Canada, Australia impose rules on travellers from China
1 year, 11 months ago

Canada, Australia impose rules on travellers from China

The Hindu  

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travellers from China to take a COVID-19 test prior to boarding their flight, as China battles a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that were in place for much of the pandemic. Australian health authorities said on January 1 that from January 5 all air travellers from …

France, UK join growing list of countries in imposing COVID curbs
1 year, 11 months ago

France, UK join growing list of countries in imposing COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Visitors from China will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before boarding flights. With such a system, new variants of the coronavirus can be detected and appropriate measures taken quickly, the minister said, adding that it was “not yet necessary” for routine tests on passengers from China as all variants currently seen are already known. ‘Discriminatory’ restrictions condemned Outside …

Covid News Updates: India Makes RT-PCR Mandatory for Flyers from China, 5 Other Countries from Jan 1
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid News Updates: India Makes RT-PCR Mandatory for Flyers from China, 5 Other Countries from Jan 1

News 18  

Covid-19, Coronavirus Updates: RT-PCR test has been made mandatory for flyers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from January 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. Filling up of ‘air suvidha’ forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international passengers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, …

RT-PCR negative report must for air travellers from China, four other countries
1 year, 11 months ago

RT-PCR negative report must for air travellers from China, four other countries

The Hindu  

Wary of COVID-19 cases, the government has made RT-PCR negative report a mandatory requirement for air travellers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. Travellers arriving in India will also have to fill a self-declaration form on the Air Suvidha portal besides uploading a copy of their RT-PCR test report. “India’s decision to reintroduce COVID-19 testing is disappointing …

India to make negative Covid test mandatory for passengers from China: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

India to make negative Covid test mandatory for passengers from China: Report

Live Mint  

The Indian government is likely to mandate a negative RT-PCR test for all passengers arriving from China, which is facing a massive surge in Covid cases, a person familiar with the matter told news agency PTI. The official said that filling up of 'air suvidha' forms and 72-hour prior RT-PCR testing may be made mandatory from next week for international …

COVID-19 | RT-PCR tests made mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand
2 years ago

COVID-19 | RT-PCR tests made mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand

The Hindu  

International travellers arriving from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and South Korea will have to bring RT-PCR test reports when they travel to India, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya announced on December 24, 2022. The focus of the drill will be to ensure adequate bed capacities including oxygen supported isolation beds and ventilator supported beds, availability of …

US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism
2 years, 6 months ago

US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travellers test negative for Covid-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced …

US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
2 years, 6 months ago

US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Roger Dow, president of the U.S. Travel Association, called lifting the testing rule “another huge step forward …

Flying to the US? Soon you won’t need a COVID test
2 years, 6 months ago

Flying to the US? Soon you won’t need a COVID test

Al Jazeera  

The US had required travelers to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test if they were flying into the country. US President Joe Biden’s administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the US take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain …

Private labs offer fake Covid negative report for foreign travel
2 years, 10 months ago

Private labs offer fake Covid negative report for foreign travel

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: As it is mandatory for air passengers to produce Covid-negative test reports before foreign travel for employment and study, several persons are approaching ‘bookies’ to arrange such fake reports. It is mandatory to have an RT-PCR negative test done and report obtained 24 hours before boarding the flight under the Air Bubble arrangement and before 48 hours, under the …

COVID: Staying at isolation facility not mandatory from today for foreign arrivals testing positive
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID: Staying at isolation facility not mandatory from today for foreign arrivals testing positive

India TV News  

Highlights The revised guidelines for international arrivals came into effect from Saturday Govt said passengers found to be symptomatic during screening to be immediately isolated If tested positive, their contacts shall be identified and managed according to norms, it added The travellers from any part of the country arriving in India, who test Covid positive, will not mandatorily be managed …

COVID-19 revised rules: Foreigners coming to India need not stay at isolation centres on testing positive
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 revised rules: Foreigners coming to India need not stay at isolation centres on testing positive

Firstpost  

According to the revised ‘Guidelines for International Arrivals’ released on Thursday, the new norm will apply from 22 January till further order New Delhi: Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for COVID-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility, authorities have said. …

'Isolation' Not Mandatory for Foreign Arrivals Testing Covid Positive: Authorities
2 years, 11 months ago

'Isolation' Not Mandatory for Foreign Arrivals Testing Covid Positive: Authorities

News 18  

Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for COVID-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility, authorities have said. The existing guidelines state that travellers coming from any country including from those considered at-risk' shall be managed at isolation facility and treated as …

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory
2 years, 11 months ago

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory

India Today  

Contacts of those who are found positive for Covid-19 need not be tested unless they fall in the "high-risk" category, says a new government advisory. "People who need not be tested: Contacts of confirmed cases of Covid unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities and individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel," read the ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing …

A guide to COVID tests: When to test, what kind to use and what your results mean
2 years, 11 months ago

A guide to COVID tests: When to test, what kind to use and what your results mean

NPR  

A guide to COVID tests: When to test, what kind to use and what your results mean Enlarge this image toggle caption Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images Each week, we answer frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. Sponsor Message Test manufacturers are also ramping up production, so the hope is …

Infographic: COVID testing for international travel
3 years ago

Infographic: COVID testing for international travel

Al Jazeera  

Passengers travelling internationally this December holiday season will have to negotiate the latest COVID travel regulations. Many countries and airlines require passengers to present a negative PCR test result within 48-72 hours before boarding a flight. Types of COVID tests PCR test The polymerase chain reaction test is considered the gold standard for diagnosing viruses and bacteria. In the US, …

Lengthy Procedure, Uncertainty & Fear of Infection: Travel Plans of Many Up in The Air as Omicron Halts 'New Normal'
3 years ago

Lengthy Procedure, Uncertainty & Fear of Infection: Travel Plans of Many Up in The Air as Omicron Halts 'New Normal'

News 18  

As the Omicron variant threatens to trigger a new Covid-19 wave, the Centre has asked states to keep a strict vigil on international passengers coming to the country. In a new set of travel guidelines issued by the BMC on December 1, those entering Mumbai from ‘at risk countries’ as identified by the Centre, will have to take an RT-PCR …

COVID-19 | States gear up to implement new airport protocols
3 years ago

COVID-19 | States gear up to implement new airport protocols

The Hindu  

States across the country have scurried to implement the testing, tracing and quarantine for international passengers from a few countries where the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been recorded, on advice from the Union Ministry of Health. The list of countries at risk is available in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website ; passengers coming from these …

Passengers from `at Risk' Countries Will Have to Undergo RT-PCR Test on Arrival in Gujarat
3 years ago

Passengers from `at Risk' Countries Will Have to Undergo RT-PCR Test on Arrival in Gujarat

News 18  

Passengers from countries categorized as `at risk’ by the Union Health Ministry will have to undergo COVID-19 tests upon arrival in Gujarat if they are not fully vaccinated, an official said here Saturday. “As per the letter issued to us on Friday by the Union Health Ministry, RT-PCR test is mandatory for all incoming travelers who do not have vaccination …

U.S. Details New International COVID-19 Travel Requirements
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Details New International COVID-19 Travel Requirements

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travelers to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Biden administration announced. The new policy comes as the Biden administration moves away from restrictions that ban non-essential travel from several …

US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements
3 years, 1 month ago

US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travelers to the United States be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Biden administration announced. The new policy comes as the Biden administration moves away from restrictions that ban non-essential travel from several dozen countries — …

Covid-19 testing for travel no longer free from today
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 testing for travel no longer free from today

NL Times  

People who need to get tested for the coronavirus because they are going on a trip, will have to pay for that test from Friday. At the major provider Spoedtest.nl, a PCR test costs 80 eruos. An antigen test costs significantly less: 40 euros. Those who have a free antigen test done via Testing for Access, for access to a …

World Tourism Day 2021: How To Be A Prepared Traveller During the Pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

World Tourism Day 2021: How To Be A Prepared Traveller During the Pandemic

News 18  

Covid-19 has transformed the world of travel, from hand sanitisers in hotel lobbies, stewardesses in masks, centralized lockdowns to contact tracing apps. Policy Check Various nations, states, and towns already have COVID-19 travel standards in place that control who may visit and what tourists must do before visiting. It’s usually a good idea to pack enough disinfectant wipes for an …

Covid: How to sanitise and stay safe while flying
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid: How to sanitise and stay safe while flying

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new peer-reviewed study published in September used data from nearly 10,000 air travellers on Delta’s Covid-tested flight corridors between …

How to Safely Travel Within the US
3 years, 5 months ago

How to Safely Travel Within the US

Wired  

The Covid-19 pandemic is not over, but as we pass the two-year anniversary of when SARS-CoV-2 reached the US, we've learned how to manage the risks better and are slowly reopening the country to travelers and returning to a semblance of normal life. While the rapidly changing list of rules and stipulations over the past two years has been enough …

ICMR issues RT-PCR testing guidelines amid second wave of Covid-19: Details here
3 years, 7 months ago

ICMR issues RT-PCR testing guidelines amid second wave of Covid-19: Details here

Live Mint  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued fresh guidelines for Covid-19 testing as the laboratories face challenges to meet the expected testing target due to the rise in caseload. Further, the ICMR is also planning to remove mandatory negative RT-PCR test reports for health individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel. In an official notification, ICMR wrote: "The need for RT-PCR …

US to issue COVID-19 travel warnings for 80 percent of countries
3 years, 8 months ago

US to issue COVID-19 travel warnings for 80 percent of countries

Al Jazeera  

Officials will use CDC standards for health travel guidelines, vastly increasing ‘do not travel’ warnings for countries. The State Department has urged Americans to reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings not to visit roughly 80 percent of the world’s countries due to risks from the coronavirus pandemic. As travelers face ongoing …

Kerala’s New Rules for Travellers: RT-PCR or 14-day Quarantine
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala’s New Rules for Travellers: RT-PCR or 14-day Quarantine

The Quint  

If the passenger’s RT-PCR test turns positive for coronavirus, he/she must seek medical attention from health authorities. Those who do not take the RT-PCR test will have to undergo compulsory room isolation for 14 days from the date of arrival. All international travellers entering Kerala should continue to follow the existing protocol for international travellers surveillance at the airports upon …

Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our 'green list'
3 years, 8 months ago

Travellers are set to get free Covid testing kits and more countries will join our 'green list'

Daily Mail  

Travel restrictions to dozens of holiday destinations are set to be watered down in time for the summer holidays. Travel, said the report was 'an important step towards resuming international travel' but 'falls short in providing solutions', adding the current cost of Covid tests risked pricing people out of taking holidays. Health chiefs yesterday administered 408,396 second doses and 99,530 …

Canada to ask air travellers to wait on COVID tests in hotels
3 years, 10 months ago

Canada to ask air travellers to wait on COVID tests in hotels

Al Jazeera  

Move could cause ire among ‘snowbirds’ – Canadians who spend colder months in warmer climates. Air travellers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on February 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Government officials confirmed that – with limited exceptions – non-essential air travellers will be required to reserve …

UK warns all vacations could be canceled for 2021
3 years, 10 months ago

UK warns all vacations could be canceled for 2021

CNN  

CNN — Booking any kind of summer travel escape became an even bigger gamble for millions of British people on Wednesday as the the government warned that even staycations could be under threat until vaccinations are completed. The news came after the nation’s health minister, Matt Hancock, announced that arrivals to the UK who lie about visiting a destination on …

Canada further locks down international borders, announces new testing regime
3 years, 10 months ago

Canada further locks down international borders, announces new testing regime

CNN  

Ottawa CNN — Canada is further restricting nonessential travel in and out of the country even as the government gradually eases Covid-19 restrictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that starting February 15, anyone arriving in Canada by land must show a negative Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours before seeking entry to the country. Concerns about variants led to …

Britain Tightens Travel Restrictions With Hotel Quarantine and 10-Year Prison Threat
3 years, 10 months ago

Britain Tightens Travel Restrictions With Hotel Quarantine and 10-Year Prison Threat

News 18  

Britain said it would bring in tighter border controls next week against new variants of the coronavirus, requiring hotel quarantine for arrivals and threatening rule-breakers with up to 10 years in jail and fines. Under lockdown rules, holidays are banned, and testing regimes and quarantine are already in place for travellers, but the government said on Tuesday it would bring …

UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots
3 years, 10 months ago

UK imposes hotel quarantine for travelers from Covid hotspots

CNN  

CNN — British people arriving home from 30 “high risk” countries will have to undergo a 10-day hotel quarantine at their own expense, as the United Kingdom tightens border controls to try to curb one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks. Announcing the measure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the tougher new rules would apply to travelers from “red …

Biden reinstates US COVID travel restrictions, adds South Africa
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden reinstates US COVID travel restrictions, adds South Africa

Al Jazeera  

The new US president is taking a more aggressive approach to COVID-19 with more than 25 million Americans now confirmed with the virus. US President Joe Biden will reinstate a ban on most non-US citizens entering the country, including people from Brazil and the United Kingdom where new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus have emerged in recent months, and …

Canada considering quarantining travellers in hotels
3 years, 11 months ago

Canada considering quarantining travellers in hotels

Al Jazeera  

Canada already requires those entering the country to self-isolate for 14 days and to present a negative COVID-19 test Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Friday his government could impose stricter restrictions on travellers at any moment in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the coronavirus – possibly making it mandatory to quarantine in a hotel at their own …

Covid testing before travel to the UK: the key questions and answers
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid testing before travel to the UK: the key questions and answers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If the test result does not include this information you may not be able to board, and may not be …

Negative Covid-Test Now Mandatory for All International Air Passengers Travelling to the US
3 years, 11 months ago

Negative Covid-Test Now Mandatory for All International Air Passengers Travelling to the US

News 18  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a new requirement for a negative Covid-19 test to all air passengers entering the US. Air passengers are required to get a viral test within the three days before their flight to the US, and provide written documentation of their laboratory test result to the airline or provide documentation of …

Coronavirus PPE breach with UK patient forces WA paramedic into quarantine
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus PPE breach with UK patient forces WA paramedic into quarantine

ABC  

Three West Australians are in hotel quarantine amid breaches of personal protective equipment during the care of an elderly COVID-19 patient. Key points: Testing is being done to see if the patient has the new UK strain Testing is being done to see if the patient has the new UK strain All three workers are now in hotel quarantine All …

Passengers arriving from UK to be tested for COVID-19 between Jan 8 - Jan 30: Health Ministry
3 years, 11 months ago

Passengers arriving from UK to be tested for COVID-19 between Jan 8 - Jan 30: Health Ministry

India TV News  

All passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 would be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 tests on arrival, the health ministry said in a standard operating procedure issued on Saturday. Only 30 flights per week will operate between India and the UK when services resume from January 8 and this arrangement will continue till January 23, Aviation …

RT-PCR tests, 14-day quarantine on arrival: Govt issues SOPs for passengers from UK amid fear of new strain
3 years, 11 months ago

RT-PCR tests, 14-day quarantine on arrival: Govt issues SOPs for passengers from UK amid fear of new strain

India Today  

Days after announcing the partial resumption of flights from January 8, the government on Saturday issued Standard Operating Procedures for passengers who will be arriving from the United Kingdom amid the concerns over the new Covid-19 strain. All the passengers arriving from the UK would be mandatorily subjected to self-paid RT-PCR tests on their arrival at the Indian airports, the …

New COVID-19 Strain: US Mandates Negative Coronavirus Test for Air Travellers from UK
3 years, 11 months ago

New COVID-19 Strain: US Mandates Negative Coronavirus Test for Air Travellers from UK

News 18  

A new order will require air passengers arriving in the US from the UK to get a negative Covid-19 test, no more than 72 hours before departure, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Passengers are required to get a viral test within three days before their flight from the UK to the US departs, and provide …

Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far

Firstpost  

3:48 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter US implements guidelines for UK passengers, asks for negative COVID-19 test The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says airline passengers from the United Kingdom will have to get negative COVID-19 tests within three days of their …

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