Screening, surveillance and tele-monitoring for certain international arrivals have been instructed as per the recommendations of the COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in Karnataka.
Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns, the Karnataka government on Saturday instructed officials to initiate surveillance measures for those arriving from Japan and Thailand, including RT-PCR tests for symptomatic cases at the airport testing laboratory.
If the person develops symptoms during the follow-up period, testing, treatment and management of the case should be taken up as per the protocol by the district teams, and the positive samples shall be sent for genome sequencing. Karnataka Govt Orders Surveillance Measures for Passengers Arriving from Japan, Thailand Amid COVID-19 Concerns.