This will be applicable from October 4. Travellers will also have to take 3 RT PCR tests – within 72 hours before travel, on arrival at airport, and on Day 8 after arrival
New Delhi: In a tit-for-tat move, India has made a 10-day quarantine mandatory for all travellers visiting India from the United Kingdom. This rule will be applicable for all, irrespective of vaccination status, in a reciprocal measure to UK government’s rule making making quarantine must even for vaccinated citizens of several nations including India.
As per the UK government’s latest travel rules, while Covishield is an approved vaccine against Covid-19, India’s vaccine certificate is not recognised. The Indian government’s measure comes as a response to this. Since India’s vaccine certification is not on a list of 18 approved countries, Indian travellers to the UK continue to be treated as “non-vaccinated” and therefore required to quarantine for 10 days on arrival.
This will be applicable from October 4. Whatever be their vaccination status, all UK passengers will have to undergo this mandatory quarantine upon arrival in India. They will also have to undertake three COVID-19 RT-PCR tests – within 72 hours before travel, on arrival at airport, and on Day 8 after arrival, as per media reports. Home or the destination address can be the place where mandatory quarantine is done.
Currently, Indian travellers who have received both doses of Covishield (as well as other jabs) are considered unvaccinated and they have to undergo self-isolation for 10 days. The UK had reportedly said it is engaging with India to explore how it could expand the recognition of the COVID-19 vaccine certification issued by Indian authorities.
