Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Dec 23: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Govt . of India has issued detailed Standard Operating Procedure dated 22/12/2020 for Surveillance and Response to the new variant of SARS – CoV – 2 virus detected in United Kingdom In pursuance of the above SOP and in order to effectively tackle the challenge arising from the new variant of COVID – 19 , the Andaman and Nicobar Administration has decided that all incoming passengers arriving at VSI Airport from 26th December , 2020 onwards, shall have to mandatorily carry RT – PCR negative test report issued from a ICMR recognized lab , subject to condition that the RT – PCR test should have been taken within 48 hours prior to commencement of journey.
Meanwhile, all Airlines have been asked to ensure strict compliance of the direction of A & N Administration, an official order issued by Dr. V. Candavelou, the Commissioner – cum – Secretary ( CA / Health ) said here.
