India allows fully-vaccinated travelers form 99 nations to skip quarantine | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

India allows fully-vaccinated travelers form 99 nations to skip quarantine | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

These countries, which include Bahrain, US, UK, France, Germany and Israel, among others, have been listed under ‘Category A’ in the government notification. Although travellers from these 99 nations have been exempted from mandatory quarantine, they will be required to follow certain norms that remain the same for all travellers. As many as 99 nations are included in the ‘Category A’ list as mentioned in the notification by the central government. Bahrain, United States, Great Britain, Israel, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium, Bangladesh, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Russia, the Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and Nepal are some of the countries that feature in the list. Fully vaccinated travellers from ‘Category A’ countries are exempted from compulsory quarantine. However, they must self-monitor their health for the 14 days starting from the date of arrival in India. If they develop signs and symptoms of Covid-19 or test positive for the infection on re-testing, “they will immediately self-isolate and report to their nearest health facility or call National helpline number (1075)/State Helpline Number,” the notification noted. Travellers, who are partially vaccinated or not vaccinated against Covid-19, must submit their sample for testing on arrival in India. They also