Pakistan relaxes Covid-19 restrictions for incoming flights

Pakistan on Wednesday introduced to additional loosen up restrictions on the incoming flights by permitting them to function at full capability from subsequent week.
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the highest authority battling the coronavirus, after its assembly in Islamabad revised the journey advisory following the enforcement of compulsory vaccination for inbound journey in Pakistan with impact from October 1.
It mentioned in an announcement that the “inbound Air Traffic will operate at full quantum with effect from November 10” as a downward development has been witnessed in all COVID indicators throughout the globe owing to mass vaccination undertaken by numerous nations.

It mentioned that 9 nations together with Armenia, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Iraq, Mexico, Mongolia, Slovenia, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago and Ukraine have been positioned in Category C attributable to excessive positivity, excessive loss of life price and low vaccination.
International Travelers from nations in Category C are restricted and solely allowed as guided by NCOC selections.
Russia, Iran, Ethiopia, Germany, Philippines and Afghanistan have been positioned in high-risk for steady monitoring in wake of excessive illness indicators however no journey restriction has been imposed on them, in line with the NCOC.
All different nations are in Category B and there are not any inbound journey restrictions.
However, well being and testing protocols for inbound air journey for implementation with impact from November 5 will stay in place.
They embody 100 per cent vaccination for all inbound passengers and all passengers of 06 years age and above ought to be in possession of a destructive PCR take a look at report (max 72 hours outdated) earlier than boarding.
Also, one hundred pc speedy antigen exams (RAT) on arrival at airports for all inbound passengers has been abolished until the passengers have been travelling by way of direct flight from Category ‘C’ and high-risk nations.
Selective flights and symptomatic passengers from Category B nations will even bear RAT.
Testing protocols are additionally relevant for all inbound border terminals much less Afghanistan however the Afghan Inbound pedestrians can journey to Pakistan by way of Border Terminals with out vaccination certificates or PCR.

However, they may bear stringent testing and quarantine protocols as already emplaced.
The restrictions have been eased as Pakistan reported 561 new circumstances within the final 24 hours, taking the variety of confirmed circumstances to 1,274,578, whereas 11 sufferers died on this interval, because the Covid-19 loss of life toll reached 28,477.