India makes RTPCR test mandatory for travellers from 6 locations including Singapore from January 1st 2023

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New Delhi: India will make a Covid-19 negative test mandatory for travellers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand from Jan 1, the health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.

Travellers from these 6 countries would have to upload their test reports on an India government website before their departure, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote on Twitter.

โ€œThis is being done in view of the evolving Covid-19 situation across the world, particularly in the aforesaid countries,โ€ the health ministry said in a press statement..

As per report the RTPCR test should be taken within 72 hours of travel to India.

This requirement for a Covid-19 test would be in addition to the random tests on 2 per cent of all international passengers arriving in India.