Quarantine upon arrival in India?
Jan 16, 2022 | 11:58 am
#31
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Jan 16, 2022 | 8:29 pm
#32
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7-Day quarantine even if tested negative upon arrival?
This document indicates that 2% of all arriving passengers on a flight will be tested and "All travellers (including those 2% who were selected for random testing on arrival and were found negative) will undergo home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India*.
So even if you test negative you still have to spend 7 days sitting around and twiddling your thumb? And what if you have no "home" in India but were planning to stay at a hotel?
This document indicates that 2% of all arriving passengers on a flight will be tested and "All travellers (including those 2% who were selected for random testing on arrival and were found negative) will undergo home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India*.
So even if you test negative you still have to spend 7 days sitting around and twiddling your thumb? And what if you have no "home" in India but were planning to stay at a hotel?
Jan 16, 2022 | 10:52 pm
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Jan 16, 2022 | 10:53 pm
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7-Day quarantine even if tested negative upon arrival?
This document indicates that 2% of all arriving passengers on a flight will be tested and "All travellers (including those 2% who were selected for random testing on arrival and were found negative) will undergo home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India*.
So even if you test negative you still have to spend 7 days sitting around and twiddling your thumb? And what if you have no "home" in India but were planning to stay at a hotel?
This document indicates that 2% of all arriving passengers on a flight will be tested and "All travellers (including those 2% who were selected for random testing on arrival and were found negative) will undergo home quarantine for 7 days and shall undertake RT-PCR test on the 8th day of arrival in India*.
So even if you test negative you still have to spend 7 days sitting around and twiddling your thumb? And what if you have no "home" in India but were planning to stay at a hotel?
Jan 17, 2022 | 1:08 am
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Jan 17, 2022 | 5:39 am
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Jan 19, 2022 | 7:18 am
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sharing an experience - friend of mine arrived in Delhi on Jan 12. Address provided in Air Suvidha form was local Delhi address. Received a call on Jan 14 from Delhi Health Dept asking if he has any symptoms and reminder that they have to quarantine at home for 7 days.
Jan 20, 2022 | 1:17 am
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Good to know that they are following up with some people. I'm on day 6 now & have not received any call. I'm supposed to upload a Covid test report on day 8. Lets see if I get a call by then.
Jan 27, 2022 | 10:32 am
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That should be fine and others on this forum have reported doing it without any issues. Where are you arriving from?
Jan 27, 2022 | 11:55 am
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Once you are out of the airport, nobody cares how and when you reach your final quarantine address. All you will experience is likely getting a call from the state health department in a couple of days, reminding you about the quarantine.
Jan 27, 2022 | 1:16 pm
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Thank you! One more question - generally all the labs in Ludhiana (where we will be quarantining) mention it can take 24-48 hours to receive results from a RT-PCR test. Does this mean we need to quarantine another 1-2 days after day 8 while we wait for test results?