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Self-paid RT-PCR test mandatory to travel from UK to India from Jan 8
Agencies
January 2, 2021
New Delhi, Jan 1: Passengers travelling from the United Kingdom to India from January 8 to 31 will now be subjected to mandatory self-paid RT-PCR test at the airport, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Flight services between the two countries were suspended on December 22 in the wake of a more infectious coronavirus strain found in UK s population. Th services will resume on January 6. This strain has so far been detected in over 29 travellers in India.
According to the standard operating procedure issued by the health ministry, those travelling between January 8 and 31, would be mandatorily subjected to self-paid RT-PCR tests on arrival at the Indian airports concerned.