India will allow “quarantine-free” entry to fully-vaccinated passengers from 82 countries, including Bangladesh and Nepal, in a major move to ease curbs on inbound international travelers in the face of a declining number of Covid-19 cases powered by the Omicron variant. Under the new guidelines, which take effect from February 14, there is no need for mandatory testing on arrival for travelers from “at-risk” countries, the Indian Health Ministry tweeted. ADVERTISEMENTThe samples from two percent of the air travelers will be collected after de-boarding and these passengers can leave the airport without waiting for the results of RT-PCR tests, it said. The passengers will no longer be required to do a seven-day mandatory quarantine, rather will have to monitor their health for 14 days. ADVERTISEMENTThe passengers will no longer be required to get tested on the eighth day after their arrival and upload their test results to the government portal.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 14, 2022 03:54 UTC