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Overseas travel to J&K: Here are the MoH guidelines

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Srinagar: The Ministry of Health, Govt of India, on Sunday issued detailed guidelines for international arrivals into the country. These guidelines are also applicable to travelers traveling from overseas to Jammu & Kashmir.

On Sunday Ziraat Times received several queries from J&K residents settled abroad who wish to travel to J&K about the specific guidelines about traveling from abroad to Srinagar.

While as of now it is not clear if the quarantine measures would be applicable right at the port of domestic arrival (for example IGI Airport New Delhi or final port of domestic destination, for example – Srinagar and Jammu), here is the summary of the guidelines for travelers coming to overseas destinations:

  • Before boarding from a foreign port, all travellers shall give an undertaking that they would undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days.
  • At the time of boarding the flight or ship, only asymptomatic travellers will be allowed to board after thermal screening, the health ministry said.
  • This quarantine period includes 7 days paid institutional quarantine at their own cost, followed by 7 days isolation at home with self-monitoring of health, the guidelines said.
  • Only for exceptional and compelling reasons such as cases of human distress, pregnancy, death in family, serious illness and parent(s) accompanied by children below 10 years, as assessed by the receiving states, home quarantine may be permitted for 14 days.
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  • Use of Aarogya Setu application shall be mandatory in such cases, the guidelines said.
  • Dos and Don’ts shall be provided along with the ticket to travellers by the agencies concerned.
  • All passengers shall be advised to download Arogya Setu application on their mobile devices.
  • Self-declaration form in duplicate shall be filled by the person in the flight or ship and a copy of the same will be given to health and immigration officials present at the airport, seaport or landport, the guidelines said.
  • Passengers arriving through the land borders will also have to undergo the same protocol as above, and only those who are asymptomatic will be enabled to cross the border into India.
  • The form may also be made available on Aarogya Setu application.
  • Suitable precautionary measures such as environmental sanitation and disinfection shall be ensured at the airports as well as within flights, the health ministry said.
  • During boarding and at airports, all possible measures to ensure social distancing should be ensured.
  • Suitable announcement about Covid-19 including precautionary measures to be followed shall be made at airports/port and in flights/ships and during transit.
  • On arrival, thermal screening would be carried out in respect of all passengers by health officials present at the airport/ seaport/landport, the guidelines said.
  • Passengers found to be symptomatic during screening shall be immediately isolated and taken to a medical facility as per health protocol, they said.
  • The remaining passengers shall be taken to suitable institutional quarantine facilities, to be arranged by respective State/UT governments, the guidelines said.
  • These passengers shall be kept under institutional quarantine for a minimum period of 7 days.
  • They shall be tested as per ICMR protocol available, the guidelines said, adding that if they test positive, they shall be assessed clinically.
  • If they are assessed as mild cases, they will be allowed home isolation or isolated in the Covid Care Centre (both public & private facilities) as appropriate, the guidelines said.
  • Those having moderate or severe symptoms will be admitted to dedicated Covid-19 health facilities and managed accordingly, the health ministry said.
  • If found negative, they shall be advised to further isolate themselves at home and self-monitor their health for 7 days.
  • In case, any symptoms develop they shall inform the district surveillance officer or the state/national call centre (1075), the guidelines said.
  • States can also develop their own protocol with regards to quarantine and isolation as per their assessment, they said.

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