অসমে রেল বা বিমানযাত্রীদের আর কোভিড টেস্ট লাগবে না, নয়া নির্দেশিকা
Mandatory testing on arrival discontinued in Assam

ওয়েটুবরাক, ১৪ ফেব্রুয়ারি : ঘোষিত সিদ্ধান্ত অনুসারেই সোমবার কোভিড সংক্রান্ত নয়া নির্দেশিকা জারি হয়েছে৷  তাতে জানানো হয়েছে, রেল বা বিমানযাত্রীদের কোভিড টেস্ট এখন আর বাধ্যতামূলক নয়৷ একই ভাবে হাসপাতালে গেলে অন্য রোগীদের আর বাধ্যতামূলক কোভিড টেস্ট করাতে হবে৷ তবে কারও শরীরে করোনার লক্ষণ দেখা গেলে তাঁকে টেস্টের পরামর্শ দেওয়া যেতে পারে বলে নয়া নির্দেশিকায় জানানো হয়েছে৷

The number of people vaccinated twice in the country has increased significantly and various relaxations have been allowed by Government of India and leading Health Institutions like AIIMS New Delhi in view of the decreasing number of COVID cases and difficulties faced due to testing protocols in emergency department etc. Therefore, in partial modification of earlier orders issued at various times, new measures were adopted by Assam government for ensuring the safety and convenience of all the passengers travelling to Assam through air, railway and road transportation and those who are attending Hospitals for emergency and OPD Services.  This notification shall come into force with effect from 15 February, 2022.

1. The mandatory testing on arrival at Airports, Railway stations, Road Border Points etc shall be discontinued. However symptomatic patients are requested to test for COVID for diagnostic purposes voluntarily, at any recognised COVID testing facility.

2. The mandatory testing for COVID for any patient coming to the Medical College Hospitals and other Hospitals for emergency/OPD services shall be discontinued. However symptomatic patients may be requested to test for COVID for diagnostic purposes, as applicable. These instructions are issued in better public interest in view of the evolving situation of COVID pandemic and shall be liable for change(s) if required as per the SOPs/ guidelines issued by Government of India and eventual situation of COVID-19 in the country/state.