Home quarantine for all international arrivals in India from today

All international arrivals will undergo a seven-day mandatory home quarantine from Tuesday, according to the Centre’s updated rules. The Union Health Ministry had issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) which will be valid from January 11 for all international travellers from all points of entry (airports, seaports and land border.

All travellers should: submit complete information in self-declaration form on the online Air Travel Suvidha portal before the scheduled travel including last 14 days travel details; upload a negative RT-PCR report conducted within 72 hours of prior to the journey; submit a declaration with respect to the authenticity of the report (liable for criminal prosecution).

The travellers are also required to submit an undertaking on the portal or otherwise to the Ministry of Civil Aviation through concerned airlines before the scheduled travel for agreeing to undergo home/institutional quarantine/self-health monitoring.