Home Ministry has issued Standard Operating Procedure – SOP for movement of Indian nationals stranded outside the country and also for persons stranded in India who are desirous to travel abroad for urgent reasons.

As per the SOPs, the priority will be given for travel from abroad to compelling cases in distress, including migrant workers who have been laid off.

People faced with expiry of short term visas, those with medical emergency, pregnant women and elderly will also be given priority. The cost of travel will be borne by travellers.

Before boarding, all travelers will have to give an undertaking that they will go mandatory institutional quarantine for a minimum period of 14 days on arrival in India.

At the time of boarding the flight, all travellers will undergo thermal screening and only asymptomatic travellers will be allowed to board. Registration on the Arogya Setu app has been made mandatory for all passengers.

During the journey, all passengers will have to follow strict social distancing and hygiene protocols.

On arrival in India, they will be screened and passengers found to be symptomatic will be immediately taken to medical facility.

If they test negative after 14 days, they will be allowed to go home and will undertake self-monitoring of their health for another 14 days as per the protocol.

The SOPs for persons stranded in India who are desirous to travel abroad for urgent reasons say that they too will have to undergo thermal screening and strictly adhere to the health protocols.