In a tweet by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers, GoI of India, it was announced that the Ministry of Health of India has issued revised guidelines for International Arrivals.
Please make sure to check with your respective airline before travelling for the latest requirements.
As per the guidelines, people travelling to India from countries including Qatar are not required to undergo a pre-travel RT-PCR test from 14 February 2022.
The official tweet says that besides uploading negative RT-PCR report (taken 72 hrs prior to journey), there is an option to upload certificate of completing full primary vaccination schedule of COVID-19 vaccination provided from countries on a reciprocal basis.
The official announcement also mentioned “The demarcation of countries ‘at-risk’ & other countries removed. Accordingly need for giving samples on port of arrival & waiting till the result is obtained from countries ‘at-risk’ is dispensed with. Random sampling of 2% of International Travellers from all countries on arrival. Travellers can give sample & are allowed to leave the airport. Need for undertaking RT-PCR test on 8th day & uploading the same on Air Suvidha portal is dispensed with.”
Source: Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers, GoI (Twitter)
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