Kerala’s new Quarantine rules for international travellers: Three RT-PCR tests, 7-10 days quarantine

Source: TimesNow.com

Every foreign traveller arriving in Kerala’s airports will be subjected to an RT-PCR test.

New mandatory quarantine regulations for international travellers will go into effect on Monday in Kerala, according to the state’s health minister, Veena George.

All visitors from the UK will now be subject to a 10-day quarantine at either their place of origin or their final destination under the new regulations. Passengers from South Africa, Brazil, and Europe will have to spend seven days in quarantine.

According to the minister, all international passengers arriving at the state’s airports, regardless of their vaccination status, will be subjected to an RT-PCR test as a condition of their entry into the country.

If the RT-PCR test results are negative, foreign travellers must self-monitor for 14 days. In order to test for virus mutations, blood samples will be collected from passengers from countries all over the world such as the U.K. and New Zealand, as well as China, Brazil, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Mauritius, and Zimbabwe.

International visitors to Kerala, according to George, are required to submit to three RT-PCR tests: one before departing for the state, one at the airport where they arrive, and a third eight days after they arrive.

Passengers from certain countries will have their bodily fluids tested for viral mutations.

If their RT-PCR tests are negative, foreign travellers must perform self-monitoring for 14 days.

The mandatory quarantine will last for ten days for all British nationals arriving in India from the UK.