In its latest travel update, Turkey has dismissed the two-week mandatory quarantine that passengers from India had to undergo. This, however, is applicable for only vaccinated travellers. Read the full story below. By Aneesh Kumar
The latest quarantine guidelines by Turkey have dismissed the two-week mandatory quarantine for vaccinated Indians. With this rule in force, travel restrictions for people who are above 12 years of age, travelling from India or those who have stayed in India in the last two weeks are at ease, reports LiveMint. This rule comes into effect from September 4, the Turkish Embassy in New Delhi informed. The organisation took to Twitter to share a notice to release the guidelines.
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However, only those who have been inoculated with World Health Organization (WHO)-approved vaccines will be considered fully vaccinated. The Turkish Government currently approves Pfizer–BioNTech, Sputnik V, Sinovac-CoronaVac and Covishield for Indians. Covaxin is also set to be approved once recognised by the WHO, reports Business Standard.
However, passengers need to show a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 report for a test taken up to 72 hours before departure. ANI reports that non-vaccinated travellers will have to be in a 10-day mandatory quarantine at a hotel or the location stated in the passenger’s declaration form.
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Further, all non-vaccinated travellers will need to submit a pre-departure negative RT-PCR certificate. Upon their arrival in Turkey, they have to undergo a mandatory quarantine of two weeks, and on the 10th day, another RT-PCR test shall be taken. Upon testing negative, passengers can leave isolation and continue their travels within the country. If the test is not taken, the passengers will be allowed to leave only after completing 14 days of isolation, reports Financial Express.
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