Odisha: RT-PCR tests mandatory for all arrivals at Bhubaneswar airport

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that all air travellers deboarding at Bhubaneswar airport will now be required to undergo COVID-19 tests. The move has come following the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases across the country and state. As per the reports, travellers in transit will be exempt from the said travel rule.

Reports have it that this rule will be applicable on all, including the fully-vaccinated, and those in possession of an RT-PCR negative certificate. As such, the fresh guidelines issued by the BMC stated that anyone deboarding at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), except those in transit, shall have to undergo RT-PCR test at the testing facility provided by the BMC.
Reports have it that the BMC will be installing an RT-PCR testing facility at BPIA. Travellers, whose destination is Bhubaneswar, will be required to isolate at home till the result is communicated to them by the BMC. However, those found positive, will be required to follow usual COVID protocols of the state.
The latest travel rule comes into effect from January 7, 2022, until further notice. It is to be noted that the region had reported 1897 COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours.

With this, Bhubaneswar also joins the list of states that have made strict COVID-related rules to prevent any further spread of the virus.
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