Tit for Tat: India Makes 10-Days Quarantine Mandetory For Travellers From UK, Check Details Here

India has mandated British travellers arriving in India from UK will have to undergo mandatory quarantine at home or in the destination address for 10 days.

In a massive diplomatic response to the Boris Johnson administration's vaccine racism, India has mandated that British nationals arriving in India from UK will have to undergo mandatory quarantine at home or in the destination address for 10 days after the arrival, sources said.

From October 4, irrespective of their vaccination status, all UK nationals landing in India, will have to undertake a pre-departure COVID-19 RT-PCR test within 72 hours before travel, Covid test on arrival at the airport, and a final test 8 days after arrival.

According to an initial travel advisory by the Boris Johnson government, people travelling to the UK from India and a few other countries will be considered 'unvaccinated' even if they are fully vaccinated. The primary advisory also did not recognise Covishield, which is a formulation of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

After criticism, the Serum Institute of India produced a vaccine was recognised by the Uk. However, Indians are still made to undergo mandatory quarantine upon their arrival irrespective of their vaccination status.