Karnataka govt on Monday issued revised guidelines for inter-state travel scrapping the e-passes and quarantine rule.
As per the revised guidelines, the following aspects pertaining to interstate travelers as mentioned in previous circulars shall be DISCONTINUED henceforth.
- Registration on Seva Sindhu Portal
- Entry and medical checkup at the state borders, bus-stations, railway stations & airports.
- Screening at the receiving centers in the districts.
- Categorization of passengers
- Hand-stamping
- 14 days of Quarantine
- Isolation and testing
- Enforcement of home quarantine including poster on home door, information to neighbors/ resident welfare associations/apartment owners associations, monitoring from Panchayat/ ward level teams, flying squad, IVRS call centers outbound calls, quarantine watch app monitoring.
The incoming inter-state travelers are advised to do the following.
- If a person is asymptomatic on arrival then they can report to work or perform their activities in the state without any requirement of 14 days home quarantine. However, they shall self-monitor their health for 14 days from the date of their arrival for any symptoms of Covid-19 like fever, cough, cold, throat pain, difficulty in breathing etc. and immediately seek medical consultation without fail or call Apthamitra helpline 14410.
- In case a person is found to be symptomatic on arrival, they shall immediately self-isolate & seek medical consultation without fail call apthamitra helpline 14410.
- They shall observe standard Covid-19 precautions like compulsory wearing of face masks, physical distancing of two metres or (6 feet), frequent hand-washing with soap and water or use of hand-sanitizer, follow cough etiquette while in public areas and work places.
- The district health authority/ BBMP shall suitably and appropriately plan IEC campaign for the incoming travelers about the importance of self reporting, self isolation & Covid-19 testing of symptomatic persons.
This revised circular shall apply to all inter-state travellers arriving in Karnataka from all states/UTs including business travellers, students, labourers coming from work, transit travellers etc. irrespective of the purpose of visit or duration of stay in the state deputy commissioners of all districts/commissioner, BBMP are hereby instructed to implement this with immediate effect and without any deviations from district levels.
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