Important travel update: New Zealand bans travellers from India; Odisha issues new guidelines

As COVID-19 cases in India are rising, several destinations have released modified travel guidelines.

Top highlights:

  • New Zealand bans all arrivals from India
  • Nepal releases simplified guidelines for visitors
  • Odisha announces new travel rules

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Here are the complete details:

New Zealand’s travel ban for India

With India seeing a surge in coronavirus cases, New Zealand has announced temporary travel ban for Indian travellers. The suspension will take effect from 11th April to 28th April.

The decision was taken after New Zealand recorded 23 new positive COVID-19 cases at its border, of which 17 were from India.

During this time, the government will look at risk management measures to resume travel.

Also read | Latest COVID Guidelines: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh & Jharkhand

Nepal releases simplified guidelines for visitors

To help travellers understand the rules and regulations for Nepal, the Nepal Tourism Board has recently shared an updated visitor’s protocol.

This includes: The process for entry to Nepal, special provision related to Indian tourists and so on.

Full details here:

Odisha makes COVID negative report mandatory for entry into state

To battle rising COVID-19 cases in India, the Odisha government made it mandatory for people coming to the state by train, bus, aeroplane, waterways or in private vehicles to produce a COVID-19 RT-PCR negative test report conducted not earlier than 72 hours before boarding or a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate (complete 2 doses of vaccination) will be exempted from quarantine.

These new rules will be effective from 12th April.

See the official tweet here:


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