Covid-19 pandemic: Variant alert for states amid rising mutants

The health ministry has added seven more countries to the list of nations where travellers have to take an RT-PCR test upon arrival in India.

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2 min read Last Updated : Sep 03 2021 | 1:34 AM IST

With reports of new mutations and rising variants of interest of coronavirus, the health ministry has added seven more countries to the list of nations where travellers have to take an RT-PCR test upon arrival in India. These countries include South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and China.

Earlier as part of the guidelines for international travel, UK, Europe and West Asia were on the list, where passengers had to board with a negative RT-PCR report and get tested upon arrival.

The health ministry has asked states to implement the new guidelines and strengthen the whole

Topics : Coronavirus Coronavirus Tests Coronavirus Vaccine South Africa Health Ministry

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