India makes Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from 6 locations including Singapore
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Travellers would have to upload their test reports on an India government website before their departure.
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NEW DELHI - India will make a Covid-19 negative test mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from Jan 1, its health minister said on Thursday.
Travellers from these places will have to upload their test reports on the Indian government’s Air Suvidha portal – which had been discontinued last month – before their departure, minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote on Twitter.
“This is being done in view of the evolving Covid-19 situation across the world, particularly in the aforesaid countries,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.
It added that the test should be taken within 72 hours of travel to India.
The new requirement for a Covid-19 test would be in addition to the random tests on 2 per cent of all international passengers arriving in India.
India on Thursday reported 268 new Covid-19 cases, the highest since Dec 2, according to data from the federal Health Ministry.
The country joins the United States, Japan, Italy and Taiwan in imposing mandatory Covid-19 tests for travellers from China
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