Centre revises travel guidelines for Indians being evacuated from Ukraine

In the wake of the evacuation process of Indians from Ukraine, the centre revised Covid-19 international travel advisory.

Published on: Feb 28, 2022 4:35 PM IST

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The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has left several Indians stranded in the east European country. India is leaving no stone unturned in bringing back Indian nationals and is leading the evacuation mission. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday revised its international travel advisory, providing various exemptions to Indians being evacuated. (PTI)

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Indians being evacuated from Ukraine have been exempted from mandatory pre-boarding negative RTPCR test and vaccination certificate (HT File Photo)

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They are also exempted from uploading documents before departure on Air-Suvidha Portal. (HT File Photo)

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In case a traveller is not able to submit a pre-arrival RTPCR test or has not completed their Covid-19 vaccination, they are allowed to submit their samples on arrival with the advice to self-monitor their health for 14 days after arrival in India, the ministry said in a statement. (HT_PRINT)

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As of February 28, 1156 Indians from Ukraine have arrived in India with none of the passengers kept under isolation. (PTI)

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Earlier today, EAM S Jaishankar informed in a tweet that the sixth flight carrying 240 stranded Indian nationals has departed from Hungary's Budapest for Delhi under Operation Ganga. (PTI)

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According to government sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sending four Union Ministers to neighbouring countries of Ukraine to coordinate evacuations of stranded Indians amid ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine. (PTI)

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The Indian embassy in Ukraine informed that the weekend curfew has been lifted in Kyiv. (PTI)