New Delhi: Centre has issued new guidelines for the people arriving in India by flights from countries where a new strain of coronavirus, 'Omicron' detected,

To prevent the spreading of Omicron virus, the Union  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had issued new guidelines for those who come from the countries where a new variant has been found.

The Centre has asked that every international passenger coming to India has to fill a self-declaration form and show a negative RT-PCR test report. They can't enter India if any of these two conditions are not fulfilled.

Every Those coming from "at-risk" nations like South Africa have to give samples for RT-PCR testing soon after their arrival to India. Anyone found positive will be quarantined and the sample will be sent for genome sequencing - a method that checks the make-up of an organism stated in the guidelines.

If the person is infected with the 'Omicron' strain, stricter isolation rules would apply.

People from "at-risk" nations who test negative will, however, have to be in-home quarantine for seven days. They will be tested again on Day 8.

There will be a random sampling of people for RT-PCR tests if they are arriving from nations considered not at risk. However, the samples of anyone found positive will be sent for genome sequencing and the person will be quarantined, NDTV reported.

Those coming from countries considered not at risk and whose samples have tested negative have been advised to monitor themselves carefully for at least two weeks.