Negative Covid Report Mandatory For Travellers To Enter Tripura
Mumbai: Negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test report will be mandatory for entry into Tripura for travellers from those states where more than one district has a positivity rate of 5 per cent or more irrespective of their vaccination status, said an order issued by the State government on Friday.
The issue says that travellers from those states where more than one district has a positivity rate of 5% or more irrespective of the COVID19 vaccination status from 30th October have to carry a negative covid report.
“As per approval of the competent authority, it is hereby informed that from 30.10.2021 onwards ‘negative test report for COVID-19 done by RTPCR/True NAT/CBNAAT of 48 hrs prior to journey is required for entry into the state through districts having a positivity rate of 5% or more as on 26.10.2021 (Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland) irrespective of COVID-19 vaccination status. Otherwise, the concerned passenger will have to undergo testing at the entry point as per the state government norms”, the government notification read.
It added, “Strict implementation of foregoing instructions shall be ensured. The names of the states as specified hereinbefore shall be subject to periodical review and will accordingly be communicated.”
India on Saturday logged 14,313 fresh Covid cases and 549 deaths, with Kerala being the worst-hit state. India has administered a total of 56,91,175 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, which brings the total tally of doses administered to 1,05,43,13,977.
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