Air Suvidha made mandatory for passengers travelling to India from 5 Asian countries

Gandhinagar (Gujarat): Indian Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday announced that the Air Suvidha form filling to declare the current health status will be made compulsory for international passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand.

"The RT-PCR test to be mandatory for international arrivals from China, and five other Asian countries. On arrival, if any passenger from these countries is found symptomatic or tests positive for Covid-19 infection, then he/she will be put under quarantine," Health Minister Mandaviya said

Taking note of the rising cases of COVID globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that the Centre and States need to work in "tandem" and in a "collaborative spirit" as was done during the previous surges.

Mandaviya, while chairing a virtual meeting Friday with the health ministers of the states, Principal Secretaries, Additional Chief Secretaries and Information Commissioners, said that the country needs to be on the alert and be fully prepared for COVID management.