Covid: Hyderabad Airport Announces New Guidelines

As Covid-19 cases in China continue to spike, the city is vigilant. As part of its efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) issued new guidelines for international passengers arriving at Hyderabad airport today.

From Saturday, all international passengers must be fully vaccinated, according to the guidelines. It further said that 2% of the passengers would randomly undergo an RT-PCR test upon arrival.

Passengers who are Covid positive will be informed about the isolation protocol by airport authorities.

As per new estimates by an analytics company, China may already record over a million new infections and at least 5,000 deaths daily.

London-based Airfinity provided new estimates that predicted cases to continue to rise in China with 2 likely peaks, one in mid-January and the 2nd in early March.