7-Day Home Quarantine Scrapped, Travellers From Abroad To Self-Monitor For 14 Days; Check Details

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday announced revised guidelines for international travellers, scrapping the mandatory seven-day home quarantine.

The Centre recommended 14 days’ self-monitoring by passengers and asked them to self-isolate in case they develop symptoms.

It also removed the ‘at-risk’ countries category, which was introduced at the beginning of the Omicron wave.

The new guidelines will come into effect from February 14, the Health Ministry said.

Ministry of Health issues revised guidelines for international arrivals, to come in effect from 14th Feb

The demarcation of countries ‘at-risk’ & other countries removed.

Recommends 14 days self-monitoring post-arrival as against 7 days home quarantine as was mandated earlier. pic.twitter.com/oPJBKwCkak

— ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2022

Besides uploading negative RT-PCR report (taken 72 hrs prior to journey), option to upload certificate of completing full primary vaccination schedule of COVID-19 vaccination provided from countries on a reciprocal basis: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/9Fvl0AJvTY

— ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2022