Assam Govt has made a slight modification in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) related to Covid-19. Any person, who has undergone an RT-PCR test for the novel coronavirus within a period of 72-hrs prior to arrival in Assam and the result is negative, is not required to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test or quarantine on arrival.
A negative test result through an RT-PCR COVID-19 test obtained within 3 days is valid for a person traveling from outside to the state through train/flight. In Addition, the state government has stated that any person who travels outside Assam and returns to the state within 24 hours of departure need not undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test or quarantine. The modified the Standard Operating Procedures were issued by the Government of Assam's Health and Family Welfare Department on October 30.
Children below 10 years of age arriving here are also exempted from undergoing the mandatory test for the virus, subject to the condition that the child is asymptomatic. However, a parent/guardian may choose to get his/her children tested for the pathogen on voluntary basis. The SOPs also exempt foreign diplomats belonging to any Embassy or on an official visit to India, officials of any national investigating agencies and IT department on official visit from mandatory COVID-19 tests.
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