The Union ministry of health will issue fresh guidelines for travellers coming to India from the United Kingdom after the UK government on Thursday (Oct. 7) amended travel rules for Indians and said people vaccinated with two doses of Covishield will not be required for quarantining. Citing sources, news agency ANI said the order will be issued soon.
British high commissioner in India Alex Ellis on Thursday ( Oct. 7) said the UK government has revised the travel rules and from October 11, Indians vaccinated with two doses of Covishield will no longer be required to quarantine. India is likely to announce similar measures before October 11.
The UK-India travel tussle has been going on for the past few weeks after the UK government’s new travel rules, which drew flak from India. India termed the rules as discriminatory as Covishield, manufactured by Pune’s Serum Institute of India, is just a formulation of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. India had also exported Covishield to the UK, the government said. When the UK side said that it does not have any problem with the vaccine, but with the vaccine certificates, India said its vaccine certificates generated by Co-WIN maintains international standards.
India’s restriction on UK travellers was a retaliatory move as the government had earlier warned foreign nations. India has so far not imposed any restriction on vaccinated people coming from any other country.
