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Covid-19 Omicron variant: Pakistan extends travel ban to 9 more countries

The nation likewise tightened up standards for 13 others

Pakistan on Monday revealed its choice to prohibit traveling from 9 even more nations, primarily from Europe, Dawn reported.

The choice came as the National Command as well as Procedure Centre (NCOC) examined the international Covid-19 scenario amidst the spread of the brand-new alternative Omicron on Monday.

According to a declaration from the NCOC, the authority has actually changed as well as increased Group C– a listing of nations where traveling is prohibited, other than under particular problems.

Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Poland as well as Zimbabwe are the nations that have actually been contributed to the checklist. Traveling to South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana as well as Namibia along with Hong Kong was prohibited late last month.

Incoming traveling from these nations has actually been prohibited, the NCOC declaration stated.

In situation of crucial traveling, guests are called for to be completely immunized while all guests, neighborhood or immigrants over the age of 6 years, have to have an unfavorable polymerase domino effect (PCR) examination record released not greater than 2 days before boarding, as well as obtain the quick antigen screening (RAT) performed on arrival in Pakistan.

Passengers that evaluate adverse will certainly be permitted to continue. Nonetheless, guests from South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Zimbabwe as well as Namibia will certainly need to go through a necessary three-day quarantine complied with by a PCR examination.

Passengers that evaluate favorable on arrival will certainly be quarantined for 10 days as well as a PCR examination will certainly be performed on the 8th day, the NCOC mentioned. It included that they will certainly be permitted to leave quarantine if they evaluate adverse. In situation of a favorable outcome, they will certainly invest even more time under quarantine or be transferred to health center based upon the guidance of wellness authorities, according to the NCOC declaration.

Limited nations

A listing of 13 nations consisting of the United States, UK, Germany, Trinidad as well as Tobago, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Russia, Thailand, France, Austria, Afghanistan as well as Turkey have actually been consisted of in Group B.

Passengers from these nations will certainly be called for to be completely immunized, while everybody over the age of 6 have to have an unfavorable PCR examination record released not greater than 2 days prior to boarding.

RATs of guests will certainly be performed on arbitrary trips, the NCOC mentioned. Those that evaluate adverse will certainly be permitted to continue while those that evaluate favorable will certainly go through quarantine for 10 days, with a PCR examination being performed on the 8th day. If they evaluate adverse, they will certainly be permitted to leave; or else, they will certainly need to go through extra quarantine or be transferred to health center, relying on guidance from wellness authorities.

All nations that are not consisted of in Group B or C have actually been consisted of in Group A. Passengers from these nations will certainly likewise be called for to be completely immunized as well as have an unfavorable PCR examination record released not greater than 2 days before boarding, the NCOC stated.

Deportees from nations in all groups are spared from the PCR examination record need.

RATs of all guests on transportation trips from the UAE, Saudi Arabia as well as Qatar will certainly be performed, according to the changed standards.

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