The 6th gathering of the GoM was held at Nirman Bhawan yesterday under the chairpersonship of Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation, S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Nityananda Rai, Minister of State for Home, Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State (I/c), Ministry of Shipping, Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare were available.
The suggestions of the Committee of Secretaries led by Cabinet Secretary were set before GoM. After point by point considerations on preventive measures, activities taken and readiness for Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the Group of Ministers took the accompanying choices:
ยท All current visas, with the exception of political, official, UN/International Organizations, work, venture visas, stand suspended till fifteenth April 2020. This will become effective from 1200 GMT on thirteenth March 2020 at the port of takeoff.
* Visa free travel office allowed to OCI card holders is kept in suspension till April fifteenth 2020. This will become effective from 1200 GMT on thirteenth March 2020 at the port of takeoff.
Any outside national who means to venture out to India for convincing explanation may contact the closest Indian Mission.
* All approaching voyagers, including Indian nationals, showing up from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after fifteenth February, 2020 will be isolated for a base time of 14 days. This will happen from 1200 GMT on thirteenth March 2020 at the port of takeoff.
Approaching explorers, including Indian nationals, are encouraged to stay away from unnecessary travel and are educated that they can be isolated for at least 14 days on their appearance in India.
Indian nationals are unequivocally encouraged to stay away from all unnecessary travel abroad. On their arrival, they can be exposed to isolate for at least 14 days.
Indian nationals are unequivocally encouraged to stay away from all unnecessary travel abroad. On their arrival, they can be exposed to isolate for at least 14 days.
Global traffic through land outskirts will be confined to Designated check posts with strong screening offices. These will be informed independently by M/o Home Affairs.
Arrangement for testing basically for understudies/empathetic cases in Italy to be made and assortment for tests to be composed in like manner. Those tried negative will be permitted to travel and will be isolated on appearance in India for 14 days.
