<p class="blog-para">Omicron was first reported on Nov. 24 from South Africa, where infections have risen steeply.</p>
<p class="blog-para">This is a list of restrictions for arriving aviation passengers from nations deemed to be in danger, as well as those judged to be not at risk.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Certain restrictions must be followed by travellers coming to India from countries where the &ldquo;Omicron&rdquo; strain of coronavirus has been found. As the COVID-19 epidemic rages on, India has taken the unusual step of announcing this.</p>
<p class="blog-para">There is a lot of Omicron-related information out there on overseas arrivals in India.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A negative RT-PCR test report is required for all overseas passengers entering India. If one of these two standards are not met, they will not be allowed to enter India.</p>
<p class="blog-para">After arriving in India, those from &ldquo;at-risk&rdquo; countries like South Africa must submit samples for RT-PCR testing. Quarantine anybody who is confirmed to be infected and the sample will be submitted for genome sequencing, which examines an organism&rsquo;s genetic make-up. There are harsher quarantine regulations for those who have contracted the &ldquo;Omicron&rdquo; form of the virus.</p>
<p class="blog-para">A quarantine period of seven days is required for those from &ldquo;at-risk&rdquo; countries who test negative. On Day 8, they will be put to the test again.</p>
<p class="blog-para">For those who arrive from countries regarded to be at low risk, random RT-PCR testing will be performed on them. However, if a person is determined to be infected, their DNA will be sequenced and they will be placed in quarantine.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Those arriving from nations that aren&rsquo;t deemed high-risk and whose tests came back negative should keep a close eye on themselves for at least two weeks.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Overall, there were "considerable uncertainties in the magnitude of immune escape potential of Omicron", and more data was expected in coming weeks.</p>