On-arrival test to continue at Tiruchi airport
The Hindu
Official stance made clear after passengers complain of ‘forced’ retention
The district administration has made it clear that on-arrival RTPCR test is compulsory for foreign travellers from high-risk countries to come out of the Tiruchi international airport in the wake of reservations expressed passengers over being “forced” to stay put at the airport until the declaration of the test results.
The inbound passengers from overseas countries were allowed, until recently, to land at the airport if they had certificate of RTPCR results testing negative for COVID-19. After the spread of Omicron variant was reported, the authorities have issued guidelines making it necessary for inbound passengers from high risk countries, including Singapore, to take the RTPCR test at Tiruchi airport itself.
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