IN PICS: Amid Fear Of New Coronavirus Strain, Passengers From UK Undergo Covid Testing At Airports

Concerned airlines have been asked to ensure that prior to check-in, the traveller is explained about the SOPs and in-flight announcements must be made explaining all relevant information to the passengers, as per the guidelines. (Image: PTI)

The Health Ministry said that Genome sequencing has not so far been done in respect of the 15 passengers of the 590 who landed in Mumbai from the UK on December 22. (Image PTI)

The Health Ministry has said that whether the mutant coronavirus is present in the passengers arriving from UK is yet to be established by designated labs. (Image: PTI)

Passengers from the UK who arrived in India between November 25 and December 8, 2020 are being contacted by District Surveillance Officers and will be advised to self-monitor their health. (Image: PTI)

If passengers who test negative through the RT-PCR method will be advised home quarantine by the state authorities. (Image: PTI)

Passengers that are found to be positive shall be isolated in an institutional isolation facility in a separate isolation unit coordinated by the respective state health authorities. (Image: PTI)

As per the SOPs issued by the health ministry, all international travellers will be required to declare their travel history of the last 14 days and fill up a self-declaration form to be screened for Covid-19. Passengers at Amritsar airport go for RT-PCR Tests. (Image: PTI)

With regard to those coming from the UK, the ministry guidelines said that state governments should ensure that passengers are subjected to Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests on arrival, and in case of a positive sample, it is recommended that spike bases RT-PCR tests should be performed. In Photo, Passengers at Mumbai Airport wait for their tests to be done. (Image: PTI)

India has suspended all passenger flights from the UK till December 31 in the wake of the emergence of a mutated variant of coronavirus. Indian passengers from UK wait at Chandigarh Airport for clearance. (Image PTI)