LATEST LIST OF QUARANTINE RULES

For those planning a trip to India, here is the latest list of quarantine regulations for states that usually see a high volume of travellers. These details have been published by the Airports Authority of India on October 20.

>> Kerala

All visitors must undergo seven days of home quarantine. They can be tested on the seventh day after arrival and if results are negative, further quarantine of seven days is optional and not mandatory. Those who don’t get tested will be advised to stay in quarantine for the remaining seven days and complete the 14-day period.

>> Andhra Pradesh

All passengers shall submit self-declaration forms on https://

www.spandana.ap.gov.in/ at least 72 hours before their scheduled travel. Passengers need to give an undertaking on the portal for mandatory paid quarantine for 14 days, if required.

Travellers need to undergo a Rs500 Rapid Antigen Test at the airport. Those tested negative shall be allowed for 14 days of home quarantine. Travellers who have a negative RT-PCR test report may be exempted from a test at the airport.

>> Karnataka

All passengers will be sent to home quarantine for 14 days. If home quarantine is not possible for any reason, they shall be allowed to undergo institutional quarantine. Symptomatic passengers will be sent to the Dedicated Covid Health Centre for testing. Those on international business trips and will return within 48 hours are exempted from quarantine.

If the duration of stay is more than 48 hours but less than seven days, a Covid test will be done and, after receiving a negative report,

they can complete their engagements and go back.

Business and short-term visitors who come with negative RT-PCR test results are exempted from quarantine. The test should have been conducted within 96 hrs prior to boarding.

>> Tamil Nadu

All passengers coming from other countries have to undergo 14 days of home quarantine. During this period, if an individual develops fever, cough or breathlessness, he/she shall visit a health facility. All the passengers who are travelling to Tamil Nadu from other countries should have a negative RT-PCR test report.

>> Delhi

To be exempted from institutional quarantine, passengers must submit a negative RT-PCR Covid-19 test result. Those travelling because of a death in the family; those with serious illness; and pregnant women can seek home quarantine. The same applies to parents with children under 10 years of age. Exemption from

home quarantine is decided by the state government on the basis of a valid document.

>> Uttar Pradesh

Institutional quarantine is mandatory for seven days. In case of a death in the family, serious illness or being a parent of children under the age of 10, the passenger shall be exempted from institutional quarantine. However, they have to undergo home quarantine for 14 days. Passengers who present a RT-PCR test negative result are also exempted from institutional quarantine.

>> Maharashtra

Seven-day institutional quarantine and seven-day home quarantine are a must for passengers who are not carrying valid negative RT-PCR test reports. For those who have a negative test report, a 14-day home quarantine is required.