This Standard Operating Procedure shall be valid from 25 October till further orders. The new document provides protocols to be complied with international travellers as well those to be followed by airlines, points of entry (airports, seaports and land border) for risk profiling of passengers.

'In view increasing vaccination coverage across the globe and the changing nature of the pandemic, the existing guidelines for international arrivals in India have been reviewed,' the ministry said. The existing guidelines (issued on 17th February 2021 with subsequent addendums) for international arrivals in India have been formulated taking a risk-based approach. The need to monitor the continuously changing nature of virus and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) must still remain in focus. 'The global trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic continues to decline with certain regional variations. These guidelines for international arrivals supersede of all guidelines issued on the subject on and after 17 February, 2021, the Union health ministry said.

If partially or not vaccinated, the travellers need to undertake measures which include submission of sample for post-arrival COVID-19 test at the point of arrival after which they will be allowed to leave the airport, home quarantine for seven days, re-test on the eighth day of arrival in India and if negative, further self monitor their health for next seven days. They will, however, have to produce a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report. New Delhi: Travellers fully vaccinated and coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines shall be allowed to leave the airport and need not undergo home quarantine and testing from 25 October, according to the revised guidelines for international arrivals released on Wednesday.

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