India drops Covid test requirement

Published date10 February 2023
Publication titleBangkok Post

India will drop the pre-departure Covid test requirement for travellers coming from or via Thailand, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan from Monday, the health ministry said, as Covid-19 infections have fallen sharply globally.

The random testing of 2% of all travellers landing in India will continue, the health ministry wrote in the letter dated Feb 9 to the the civil aviation ministry.

Delhi introduced the requirement on Jan 1 after China abandoned its zero-Covid policy and infections began to surge in that country. Travellers were asked to...

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