The Central Government has revised the guidelines for those arriving from abroad

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health has revised the guidelines for overseas visitors in the wake of the Omicron outbreak. A seven-day quarantine is now mandatory for those arriving from other countries, in addition to those arriving from high-risk countries. The revised guidelines will come into effect from January 11, the health ministry said.

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At the same time, the Center has added more names to its list of high-risk countries. The list includes all European countries, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Israel, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Tunisia and Zambia.