New Delhi: The government is actively considering removing the provision where international passengers upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCI negative report on the Air facility portal before flying to India. (Upload) is required.
However, official sources said that the existing order of filling the online self-declaration form on the portal will continue.
Passengers have been complaining about the portal being down from time to time. Having difficulty getting forms and uploading certificates. Sources said the removal of the provision may bring relief to them. The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently sought inputs from the Union Health Ministry to remove the provision requiring international passengers to upload a Covid-19 vaccine certificate or RT-PCI negative report on the air facility portal, a source said, citing inconvenience to travellers. The health ministry has given the nod to go ahead, the source added.
The Ministry of Aviation is receiving feedback from travelers about the difficulties they face while uploading certificates before their journey. With international travel returning to pre-pandemic levels, many countries have taken steps to ease requirements and restrictions for ease of travel, sources said.
China shut down Potla Palace after few cases of Kovid-19 were reported in Tibet
Beijing: Chinese authorities have closed the famous Potala Palace in Tibet after a few cases of Covid-19 were reported in the Himalayan region. The move underscores China’s continued adherence to its ‘zero-Covid policy’, mandating lockdowns, regular testing, quarantines and travel restrictions. Even though most other countries have reopened.
“The palace, which was the traditional home of Tibetan Buddhist leaders, will be closed from Tuesday and the reopening date will be announced later,” said a notice on the palace’s vaccine social media site.
Tibet’s economy is heavily dependent on tourism, and the Potala Palace is a major attraction. China says its tough policy on Covid has been successful in preventing mass hospitalizations and deaths, while critics including the World Health Organization have decried its impact on the economy and society, saying that new methods of prevention and treatment are the changing nature of the virus. is out of step with. China announced 828 new cases of local transmission on Tuesday. Of which 22 are in Tibet.