ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday banned journey from 15 nations, besides below sure situations, and tightened up journey restrictions on 13 different nations in wake of the specter of the brand new COVID-19 variant Omicorn.
The Nationwide Command and Operation Middle, the highest anti-coronavirus physique, reviewed the prevalent Covid-19 state of affairs throughout the globe with the intention to revise the coverage for categorization of air journey.
In keeping with a NCOC assertion, the assembly revised classes based mostly on illness profile and well being protocols relevant to travellers from totally different nations, which have been positioned in three classes, together with A, B and C.
Class “C’ included 15 nations: Croatia, Hungary, Netherlands, Ukraine, Eire, Slovenia, Vietnam, Poland, South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
“Full ban on inbound journey from Class C nations” has been imposed however important journey from these nations would necessitate acquiring exemption certificates from the exemption committee, in keeping with the assertion.
The exemption committee would permit journey solely with 100 per cent vaccination for all inbound passengers and people above six could be required to be in possession of a adverse PCR check report (max 48 hours outdated) earlier than boarding.
Nonetheless, deportees are exempted from PCR check report requirement.
All travellers of above six years would bear RAT on arrival on the airport even when travelling by way of direct or oblique flights from Cat “C’ nations.
RAT adverse circumstances will probably be allowed to proceed.
Nonetheless, RAT adverse circumstances from Omicron variant nations (South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia) should bear 3 days obligatory quarantine adopted by PCR check to be carried out on the third day by civil administration.
RAT constructive circumstances will probably be quarantined for 10 days.
The NCOC positioned Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Russia, the US, the UK, Thailand, France, Austria, Afghanistan and Turkey in class B.
The travellers from these nations must be 100 per cent vaccinated.
All passengers of six years and above could be required to be in possession of a adverse PCR check report (max 48 hours outdated) earlier than boarding, however deportees are exempted from PCR check requirement.
RAT of random flights will probably be carried out on the airport on arrival from Class “B’ nations. RAT adverse circumstances will probably be allowed to proceed however RAT constructive circumstances will probably be quarantined for 10 days.
All different nations not included in Class “C’ and “B’ had been positioned in Class ‘A’.
The travellers must be 100% vaccinated.
All these six and above years must be in possession of a adverse PCR check report (max 48 hours outdated) earlier than boarding.
However deportees are exempted from PCR check necessities.
All Pakistanis can journey from Class ‘C’ nations with out exemption until 15 December however testing protocols could be obligatory on arrival.
In the meantime, Pakistan reported 336 new circumstances and 10 deaths within the final 24 hours, taking the variety of confirmed circumstances to 1,287,161 and Covid-19 toll to twenty-eight,777, in keeping with the Ministry of Nationwide Well being Providers.
Thus far 1,246,464 individuals have recovered however some 862 had been nonetheless in a crucial situation.
Pakistan has totally vaccinated over 52 million individuals whereas about 82 million had been partially vaccinated.
