Flyers coming from these countries will be required to undergo RT-PCR tests before their departure and upload the Covid-19 negative RT-PCR test report on the Air Suvidha portal.
Centre has asked eight states to proactively address the spurt in Covid-19 cases to avoid large scale transmission and increased mortality rates.
States have been allowed to enforce the containment measures even before reaching the Centre-mandated thresholds, if found necessary at the local level.
The WHO guideline emphasises the use of respirator along with other PPE by health workers performing aerosol-generating procedures.
