Covid negative report or final vaccination certificate mandatory for entry into Odisha

April 09, 2021 10:59

The new guidelines issued by the Odisha government on Friday in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, make it mandatory for people coming to the state to produce either a negative RT-PCR test report obtained within 72 hours of entry or final vaccination certificate after two doses of vaccination.

This is applicable to all modes of travel, including people entering the state by train, bus, plane, waterways or in private vehicles. The guidelines further state that people coming without such a report or certificate will have to undergo seven days mandatory home or institutional quarantine, with effect from April 12.

As per the guidelines, all public transport from Odisha to Chhattisgarh and vice versa has been suspended by the Odisha government from April 10 to 30. -- ANI

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