International flyers coming to Delhi to undergo 7-day quarantine at their own cost

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, all international passengers arriving at the Delhi airport will have to undergo mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine at their own cost, followed by one-week of home quarantine.

The AAI has now rolled out new quarantine guidelines for the passengers arriving at the Delhi airport. As per new guidelines, all travellers arriving via overseas flights will be required to register for institutional quarantine for at least 7 days. The passengers will also have to undergo mandatory health screening including a primary screening by airport health officials followed by another screening by Delhi government after which passengers will be allowed to proceed to the approved quarantine location. All international passengers will also have to sign a document stating that they agree to institutional quarantine norms and submit the same to the concerned embassy.

 However, there are some exemptions which will be given to only four categories of people. These categories include pregnant women, those who have suffered death in the family, those suffering from serious illness and parents of children below 10 years of age. Proper documentation is needed in these cases.

Travellers arriving on a Vande Bharat flight or a connecting domestic flight will have to follow quarantine norms of destination state if they do not exit the airport. Such travellers will not be put under institutional or home quarantine in Delhi. Those passengers planning to board another domestic flight will have to obtain an authorised exemption certificate, if they are coming through nonVande Bharat international flights.