{"id":218629,"date":"2021-11-29T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=218629"},"modified":"2021-11-29T18:22:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:52:23","slug":"list-high-risk-countries-omicron-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/list-high-risk-countries-omicron-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Omicron scare: Here’s the list of countries at high risk and guidelines for passengers travelling from THESE nations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Covid-19 virus, which is extremely infectious, does not seem to be going away anytime soon. After Alpha, Beta, Gama, and Delta, a new severe Covid-19 variant, Omicron has emerged. The first case of the Omicron variant is found in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, the government is hesitant to resume foreign flights. It issued new guidelines on Sunday, identifying nearly a dozen countries as “at-risk” and eliminating the exemption for persons who have been vaccinated. The guidelines are designed to keep the Omicron variant from spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the \u201cat-risk\u201d countries?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the countries where Omicron strain cases have been identified. The mutation was discovered for the first time in South Africa, and it has spread widely to several countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The countries assigned at-risk by the government are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Countries in Europe including the United Kingdom<\/li>
  2. Brazil<\/li>
  3. South Africa<\/li>
  4. Bangladesh<\/li>
  5. Israel<\/li>
  6. Singapore<\/li>
  7. Zimbabwe<\/li>
  8. China<\/li>
  9. Mauritius<\/li>
  10. Botswana<\/li>
  11. New Zealand<\/li>
  12. Hong Kong<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Omicron, which was first discovered in southern African countries, has now been discovered in various European countries, prompting travel bans and other restrictions in several parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The variant is believed to be more contagious than previous variants, and experts are concerned that it would weaken the vaccinations’ ability to protect against Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Guidelines for passengers arriving from \u2018at risk\u2019 countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    According to new rules released by the Health Ministry, passengers arriving in India from or travelling through at-risk countries would be subjected to an RT-PCR test and will be forced to wait for the outcomes before leaving the airport or boarding a connecting aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Travellers who test positive will be taken to a medical facility for isolation and will be required to stay there until they test negative if they are infected with the Omicron variant. If they are infected with any of the other variants, a doctor will decide whether or not they can be released, based on their condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read Also<\/strong>: First image of Omicron variant is going viral: Here\u2019s what all you need to know| FAQs answered<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    People who test negative after arriving from the countries listed will be confined to in-home quarantine and will be required to take another test on the eighth day. If they are positive, they must contact the Covid-19 helpline, according to the guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These passengers would also be required to disclose their travel history for the previous 14 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The government stated on November 26 that regular international commercial flights would resume on December 15 after a more than 20-month break. Currently, flights are being operated via bilateral bubble agreements with countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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