India

GENERAL

• Are there any restrictions on vessels whose previous port call was from COVID -19 high risk countries?
• To reduce the risk of transmission of Omicron, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 30 November 2021 has issued guidelines for international arrivals
• All concerned are required to ensure strict implementation of MoHFW's travel advisory for international arrival.
• (Available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Guidelinesforinternationalarival28112021 .pdf).
• All concerned are required to maintain strict vigilance to ensure the Omicron variant does not enter India via sea routes.
• The use of masks, physical distancing, ventilation of indoor space, crowd avoidance, and hand hygiene needs to be continued to strictly adhere. Also, all stakeholders are advised to closely monitor WHO, MollFW & IMO websites on regular basis & be guided with the updated guidelines issued from time to time by the aforesaid organizations.
• This issues with the approval of the Director-General Secretary to the Government of India.
• Vessels arriving from ports of infected countries identified for mandatory quarantine and travel ban by MoHFW, Govt. of India before 14 days of departure from the infected port, or having seafarers embarked on the vessel who have been in infected regions within 14 days of arrival at any Indian...

• COVID-19 entry regulations lifted on 22 November 2022.