Following a surge in fresh COVID cases in 2021, the Health Ministry issued new quarantine rules for travellers, clarifying that only passengers without COVID-19 symptoms will be allowed to fly and on arrival will have to self-monitor their health for 14 days. The ministry has given state governments an upper hand in developing their own protocols with regard to quarantine and isolation as per their assessment of the situation. So before you plan to travel, go through the complete guidelines of the city/state you are heading to and comply with the same to avoid any hassles.
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State-wise Quarantine Rules and Guidelines
1. Quarantine Rules in Delhi
- Quarantine Days: 10 days if positive / exempted if asymptomatic
- Quarantine Type: Home/Institutional quarantine if found positive
- Additional Info: Travellers from Maharashtra without a negative RT-PCR report shall be required to undergo 14 days of home quarantine.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Delhi: http://health.delhigovt.nic.in/
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2. Quarantine Rules in West Bengal
- Quarantine Days: 14 Days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: All travellers must submit the declaration form on Sandhane app.
- Official COVID-19 Website of West Bengal: https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/
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3. Quarantine Rules in Uttar Pradesh
- Quarantine Days: 14 Days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: Exception to travellers staying for less than a week, on a business visit or those who produce COVID-19 negative report. All passengers coming to UP will have to register themselves on http://reg.upcovid.in and furnish details of themselves and family members travelling with them.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Uttar Pradesh: http://reg.upcovid.in
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4. Quarantine Rules in Punjab
- Quarantine Days: No quarantine
- Quarantine Type: NA
- Additional Info: All passengers must download Aarogya Setu app. Registration on COVA Punjab app is mandatory.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Punjab: http://pbhealth.gov.in/
5. Quarantine Rules in Tamil Nadu
- Quarantine Days: 14 Days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: Those testing positive for COVID-19 and having moderate or severe symptoms will be admitted to a hospital or a health centre. All passengers entering Tamil Nadu should obtain a “TN e-pass” available on the TN e-pass portal
- Official COVID-19 Website of Tamil Nadu: https://tnepass.tnega.org/#/user/pass
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6. Quarantine Rules in Kerala
- Quarantine Days: 14 Days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: Exception to those coming for business purpose or for a short duration. The SOPs issued said symptomatic persons will be sent to either COVID Care Centre or hospital
- Official COVID-19 Website of Kerala: https://dhs.kerala.gov.in/
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7. Quarantine Rules in Assam
- Quarantine Days: 14 Days
- Quarantine Type: Both, home and institutional quarantine
- Official COVID-19 Website of Assam: https://covid19.assam.gov.in/
8. Quarantine Rules in Andhra Pradesh
- Quarantine Days: Minimum 7 days
- Quarantine Type: Both, home and institutional quarantine
- Additional Info: Passengers have to enrol on Spandana website before buying tickets. Further, those coming from high incidence areas including Delhi, Gujarat, Chennai, Mumbai, Rajasthan & M.P. will have to go for 7 days institutional quarantine & rest for 14 days home quarantine. Once their test results for COVID-19 come negative, they will be relieved from isolation.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Andhra Pradhesh: https://www.spandana.ap.gov.in/
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9. Quarantine Rules in Jammu and Kashmir
- Quarantine Days: 14 days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: Mandatory testing of all passengers.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Jammu and Kashmir: https://jammu.nic.in/covid19/
10. Quarantine Rules in Meghalaya
- Quarantine Days: 48 hours
- Quarantine Type: Institutional quarantine
- Official COVID-19 Website of Meghalaya: http://meghalayaonline.gov.in/covid/login.htm
11. Quarantine Rules in Goa
- Quarantine Days: 14 days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: Symptomatic passengers and those with an international travel history to undergo mandatory testing and institutional quarantine
- Official COVID-19 Website of Goa: https://www.goa.gov.in/covid-19/
12. Quarantine Rules in Rajasthan
- Quarantine Days: 14 days
- Quarantine Type: Home quarantine
- Additional Info: Travellers on less than 7 days trip are exempted provided they show COVID-19 negative report conducted 2 days prior to the journey.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Rajasthan: http://www.rajswasthya.nic.in/
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13. Quarantine Rules in Maharashtra
- Quarantine Days: No quarantine
- Quarantine Type: NA
- Additional Info: All passengers must download Aarogya setu app. It is mandatory for all travellers arriving from Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala and Goa to carry negative RT-PCR report not earlier than 72 hours. Passenger not having RT-PCR report must undergo the test at the airport at their own expense.
- Official COVID-19 Website of Maharashtra: https://covid-19.maharashtra.gov.in/
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14. Quarantine Rules in Uttarakhand
- Quarantine days: Not mentioned
- Quarantine type: NA
- Additional info: It is mandatory for passengers to carry RT-PCR negative report from ICMR accredited labs done within last 72hours. All passengers travelling to Uttarakhand for Kumbh Mela in Haridwar are required to register on state website http://dsclservices.org.in/kumbh/. Travellers must download Aarogya Setu app
- Official COVID-19 website of Uttarakhand: http://health.uk.gov.in/
15. Quarantine Rules in Puducherry
- Quarantine days: 14 days
- Quarantine type: Asymptomatic passengers have to undergo 14 days of home quarantine. In case of symptomatic passengers, samples will be collected for COVID- 19 test and they have to be in institutional quarantine till results are received.
- Additional info: All passengers entering Puducherry must undergo thermal screening and should register their details on https://tnepass.tnega.org/ to get a Tamil Nadu e-pass.
- Official COVID-19 website of Puducherry: https://covid19dashboard.py.gov.in/
16. Quarantine Rules in Karnataka
- Quarantine Days: 14 days
- Quarantine Type: Home isolation
- Additional Info: Travellers exempted if they bring test results that show them COVID-negative. Further, a confirmed e-pass from Seva-Sindhu portal is mandatory
- Official COVID-19 Website of Karnataka: https://sevasindhu.karnataka.gov.in/Sevasindhu/English
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17. Quarantine Rules in Odisha
- Quarantine days: 14 days
- Quarantine type: Passengers returning to urban areas from outside Odisha must undergo 14 days of home quarantine. In absence of suitable facilities at home, 14 days institutional quarantine is must. Passengers coming back to rural areas must undergo institutional quarantine of 7 days followed by 7 days of home quarantine.
- Additional info: Professionals or businessmen travelling for work or government officials will be exempted from mandatory quarantine if they travel to Odisha and exit within 72 hours or exit Odisha and return within 72 hours. Exemption also applies if the person has already undergone the specified period of quarantine.
- Official COVID-19 website of Odisha: https://health.odisha.gov.in/covid19-dashboard.html
18. Quarantine Rules in Madhya Pradesh
- Quarantine days: 7 days
- Quarantine type: Institutional quarantine
- Additional info: COVID-19 test will be performed for travellers arriving without RT-PCR report. If the result is negative, they will be released. If the result is positive, they will be sent to a COVID-dedicated hospital or isolation ward. Business and corporate travellers entering Madhya Pradesh are exempted from quarantine.
- Official COVID-19 website of Madhya Pradesh: http://health.mp.gov.in/en#/
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19. Quarantine Rules in Himachal Pradesh
- Quarantine days: No quarantine
- Quarantine type: NA
- Additional info: Everyone should install the Aarogya Setu app before entering the state and have to undergo thermal screening on arrival.
- Official COVID-19 website of Himachal Pradesh: http://covidorders.hp.gov.in/
20. Quarantine Rules in Haryana
- Quarantine days: No quarantine
- Quarantine type: NA
- Additional info: All passengers have to download the Aarogya Setu app and undergo thermal screening upon arrival.
- Official COVID-19 website of Haryana: https://haraadesh.nic.in/
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21. Quarantine Rules in Gujarat
- Quarantine days: 14 days (for international passengers)
- Quarantine type: International passengers must undergo institutional quarantine for 7 days and home quarantine for 7 days. Domestic passengers without symptoms can go home but have to self-monitor for 14 days.
- Additional info: All passengers should install the Aarogya Setu app on their phones and have to undergo thermal screening post arrival. Those who arrive at Surat airport need to fill and submit the Novel Corona self-reporting form and also install the SMC COVID-19 Tracker app.
- Official COVID-19 website of Gujarat: https://gujcovid19.gujarat.gov.in/
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22. Quarantine Rules in Bihar
- Quarantine days: 0 days
- Quarantine type: No quarantine
- Additional info: All passengers have to install the Aarogya Setu app on their phones. They have to undergo thermal screening on arrival.
- Official COVID-19 website of Bihar: http://statehealthsocietybihar.org/corona/index.htm#/
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23. Quarantine Rules in Chandigarh
- Quarantine days: 14 days
- Quarantine type: International passengers have to undergo institutional quarantine of 7 days, followed by home quarantine of 7 days. Domestic passengers should undergo 14 days of home quarantine.
- Additional info: All passengers must install the Aarogya Setu app, self-register on the COVA Punjab app before travelling, and undergo thermal screening upon arrival. As directed by health authorities, COVID-19 tests will be randomly performed on all passengers.
- Official COVID-19 website of Chandigarh: http://chdcovid19.in/
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