Jammu airport has new rules for COVID 19 testing

Jammu airport has revised its rules for travellers amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. According to latest reports, the Jammu airport officials have decided to increase testing of unvaccinated travellers, including the Vaishno Devi pilgrims. Also, all international travellers are now going through RT-PCR tests at the airport.
According to Sanjeev Kumar Garg, Director, Jammu Airport, "Travellers are allowed to leave the airport only if they're fully vaccinated, otherwise, everyone, including the Vaishno Devi pilgrims have to get tested.”

It is also reported that passengers who test positive upon arrival, are being sent to the DRDO hospital. The airport currently has 50% RT-PCR test, and 50% Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). For those who do not have a vaccine certificate, airport authorities are doing both RT-PCR and RAT tests.
The airport is currently conducting 200 to 250 tests every day.

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister, has advised the local authorities to set up a dashboard as well as a public helpline to build the confidence of the masses.

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir reported 542 new cases of COVID-19 and one death. A total of 4534 people lost their lives to the virus in the state, ever since it first broke out.