Amidst rising cases of Omicron in the country many states are issuing fresh travel guidelines for international and domestic passengers entering the states. Now the international passengers have to undergo mandatory Rapid Antigen Test as per the new guidelines issued by the state government of Mizoram, said an official said. On Tuesday, an official said that as per the recommendations of a State Level Expert Team on Covid-19 Management, the Mizoram government has issued guidelines for international travelers.
The Fresh guidelines
As per the guidelines issued on Monday, "any person entering Mizoram with international travel history within the last 14 days prior to the date of arrival at the entry point will have undergo mandatory screening with Rapid Antigen Test. Simultaneously, samples for RT-PCR or TrueNat tests will also be taken from such travelers regardless of negative RT-PCR test results prior to entry and vaccination status".
- If any international traveler is found positive for Covid-19 through Rapid Antigen Test on their arrival or during isolation, they will be isolated or treated at facilities for international travelers and their swab samples will be sent for genomic testing.
- All the community contacts of the travelers who have tested positive would be subjected to quarantine for 14 days and tested as per extant testing protocol.
- If the international travelers screened with Rapid Antigen Test are tested negative without Covid-19 symptoms, they shall be quarantined at designated quarantined facilities or at home for seven-days with prior approval from the Deputy Commissioner within whose jurisdiction such persons are to be quarantined.
- RT-PCR Test will be conducted on the 8th day. Such individuals if tested negative with RT-PCR on the 8th day will be freed from quarantine but they shall continue self-monitoring for another 7 days.
- If international traveler screened with Rapid Antigen Test is found negative but gets symptoms of Covid-19, they will be immediately tested with RT-PCR or TrueNat facilities. In case of still testing negative with RT-PCR or TrueNat facilities, they will be isolated at designated facilities or homes for 7 days with strict self-monitoring.