The Indian government has announced that  RT-PCR testing will be mandatory at airports for international arrivals coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from January 1. The move has been made to prevent the spread of Covid virus in India. It is to be noted that the government has been mulling over making testing mandatory for a while, considering the spike in Covid cases in the aforementioned countries. Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya informed about the same through a tweet via his official account.

Along with this Dr Mansukh Mandaviya also announced that the filling of the Air Suvidha forms will be mandatory for international arrivals. In his tweet, Union Health Minister said, “RTPCR test has been made mandatory for passengers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand from 1 January 2023. They will have to upload their report on the Air Suvidha portal before travel.”

1 जनवरी 2023 से चीन, हांगकांग, जापान, साउथ कोरिया, सिंगापुर और थाईलैंड से आने वाले यात्रियों के लिए RTPCR टेस्ट अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है। यात्रा से पहले उन्हें अपनी रिपोर्ट एयर सुविधा पोर्टल पर अपलोड करनी होगी।
— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) December 29, 2022