Passengers must carry negative test report or proof of recovery
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have made it mandatory for all incoming passengers, including those from India, to carry a negative Covid-19 test report or proof of recovery from the contagion amid the rising number of Omicron cases.
In the US, the new protocol will come into effect from December 6. The UK will implement the measures from December 7.
As per the new amended order, effectively for flights departing to the US from a foreign country at or after 12:01 AM EST (5:01 AM GMT or 10:31 AM IST) on December 6, 2021, passengers are required to show a negative Covid-19 viral test result taken no more than one day before travel. Documentation of a negative SARS-CoV-2 viral test result from specimen collected no more than one calendar day preceding the passenger’s flight to the US or documentation of having recovered from Covid-19 in the past 90 days, is must before they board their flight.
Air passengers will also be required to confirm in the form of an attestation that the information they present is true. The one-day period is one day before the flight’s departure. The order uses a one-day time frame instead of 24 hours to provide more flexibility to the air passenger and aircraft operator.
