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Andaman makes RT-PCR mandatory for incoming air passengers

Port Blair, Jan 2 (UNI) In the backdrop of the recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases including detection of the Omicron variant in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the administration of the archipelego has issued fresh guidelines for travelers, making it mandatory to carry RT-PCR negative test report, an official said on Sunday.
As per the fresh guidelines, January 5 onwards, all incoming passengers above 2 years of age including the partially and fully vaccinated arriving at VSI Airport, Port Blair shall have to mandatorily carry RT-PCR negative test report issued from an ICMR recognized laboratory, subject to the condition that the RT-PCR test should have been taken within 48 hours prior to commencement of journey from the origin airport connecting Port Blair.
Further, all passengers with a history of foreign travel in the last 30 days, all unvaccinated and partially vaccinated passengers shall also be tested by RT-PCR on arrival at VSI Airport, Port Blair and they have to strictly self-isolate themselves till the receipt of negative RT-PCR report.
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