RT-PCR test on arrival, separate isolation for COVID+ cases: Centre s SOPs for UK flyers
A spike gene-based RT-PCR test should also be performed by an appropriate laboratory in case of a positive sample, the health ministry recommended.
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Passengers arrived from UK to Chennai International Terminal been taken to quarantine centres. (Photo| EPS/ Ashwin Prasath) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Passengers coming from the UK should undergo RT-PCR test and isolated in a separate unit of an institutional facility if found positive, stated the Health Ministry s standard operating procedure issued on Tuesday in view of the new variant of coronavirus detected there.
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RT-PCR tests mandatory; separate isolation unit for those found with new variant
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Municipal workers in protective gear wait for passengers arriving from the U.K. at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on December 22, 2020. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
RT-PCR tests mandatory; separate isolation unit for those found with new variant
At least 20 passengers coming to India from the UK tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government issued a stringent new SOPs mandating RT-PCR tests at all airports for each traveller from the country and isolation in a separate institutional facility for positive cases in view of the new coronavirus strain.
20 test positive as passengers from UK come under scanner, states begin contact tracing
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Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 23:45 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 22: At least 20 passengers from the UK tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government issued a stringent set of SOPs mandating RT-PCR tests at airports for each traveller from the country and isolation in a separate unit of an institutional facility for positive cases in view of the new coronavirus strain.
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Meanwhile, states such as Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Kerala have started tracking all passengers who have come from the UK and other European countries in the past 10 days for Covid-19.
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