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Third wave: India adds Ghana and Tanzania to list of 'at risk' countries

The passengers will have to wait for the results before leaving the airport or taking a connecting flight

Passengers arriving from Singapore on December 2 wait for their transport at the Delhi airport that has stepped up monitoring for Covid-19 after the Omicron variant of the virus was first detected in South Africa. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

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2 min read Last Updated : Dec 08 2021 | 12:59 AM IST

India on Monday added Ghana and Tanzania to the list of "at risk" countries, passengers from where have to follow additional Covid-19 testing and quarantine measures. The Aviation Ministry said on Tuesday that the list of "at risk" countries was updated on Monday.

Countries in Europe, including the UK, and South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tanzania and Israel have been placed in the "at-risk" category, the Aviation Ministry noted.

Delhi had reported its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Sunday with a 37-year-old fully vaccinated man, who arrived in Delhi

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Topics : Coronavirus Omicron Delta variant of coronavirus Coronavirus Tests Coronavirus Vaccine

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