Omicron: At Delhi Airport, pay Rs 3,900 to get your test result in 90 mins

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New Delhi, Dec 02: There was full dysfunction on the Delhi Airport as the brand new guidelines got here into impact within the backdrop of a brand new variant of a brand new COVID-19 variant, Omicron.

Lengthy traces, crowded lounges had been seen amidst unclear directions relating to the COVID-19 exams.

Beneath the brand new tips, all passengers from at-risk nations need to necessary endure RT_PCR exams. The passengers must wait on the airport for the outcomes earlier than leaving or to take a connecting flight.

The airport officers stated that over 1,700 passengers had been screened on the Terminal 3 on Wednesday. The airport has two kinds of testing. Pay Rs 500 and get the end in six hours or cough up Rs 3,900 and get the report in 90 minutes.

Amid issues over Omicron variant of coronavirus, the DDMA on Tuesday requested all involved authorities to make sure strict compliance of the Centre’s revised tips for passengers arriving at Delhi’s IGI airport from high-risk nations, together with a compulsory seven-day house quarantine.

On Wednesday the airport had stated that the arrivals had been clean. “Operations for Worldwide arrivals are operating clean after the implementation of the New tips laid down by @MoHFW_INDIA,” the airport stated in a tweet on Wednesday.

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“Whole 1013 passengers from 4 ‘in danger’ flights, efficiently accomplished arrival formalities as a consequence of availability of Speedy PCR Check together with RTPCR check. 792 passengers determined to take Speedy PCR Check and 221 passengers opted for RT-PCR Check,” one other tweet learn.

The record of nations deemed in danger for now are United Kingdom, all 44 nations in Europe, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Israel. Passenger from in danger nations are suggested to arrange to attend at airports until outcomes are out, the Centre had stated.

Passenger from in danger nations will likely be examined for COVID-19 on arrival. They can not depart the airport till their outcomes are out. If unfavourable they need to endure 7 day house quarantine and will likely be re-tested on day 8. State officers will go to their houses to make sure efficient house isolation, the Centre had stated.