<p>With more people travelling across states, the central government informed state governments that RT-PCR test reports should not be mandatory for those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.</p>.<p>“The Union health ministry has communicated to the states regarding this. Covid-19 vaccines provide strong immunity and protection against the disease. With the ongoing pandemic, RT-PCR testing should be done where it is required. For travel purposes, a full vaccination certificate is sufficient," <em>Mint</em> <a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fullyvaccinated-people-don-t-need-rt-pcr-report-to-travel-11628184019370.html" target="_blank">quoted</a> NTAGI chairperson Dr N.K. Arora as saying.</p>.<p>Earlier, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) had come to the conclusion that fully vaccinated persons do not need a negative RT-PCR test report for travelling even as many states were demanding a Covid-19 negative certificates from fully vaccinated people.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/delta-variant-now-reported-in-135-countries-global-coronavirus-cases-could-exceed-200-million-by-next-week-who-1016440.html" target="_blank">Read | Delta variant now reported in 135 countries, global coronavirus cases could exceed 200 million by next week: WHO</a></strong></p>.<p>States across the country are continuously updating travel guidelines based on the situation in their own states and others. Some states mandated negative RT-PCR tests while others had scrapped this requirement.</p>.<p>Seeing the rise in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the Tamil Nadu government had made a negative RT-PCR test report or full Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for people coming from Kerala.</p>.<p>Similarly, Goa made a negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for travellers from Kerala while Karnataka also mandated a negative report for people coming from Kerala and Maharashtra.</p>.<p>Chhattisgarh had made the negative RT-PCR report mandatory for every traveller coming by air.<br /> </p>
<p>With more people travelling across states, the central government informed state governments that RT-PCR test reports should not be mandatory for those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19.</p>.<p>“The Union health ministry has communicated to the states regarding this. Covid-19 vaccines provide strong immunity and protection against the disease. With the ongoing pandemic, RT-PCR testing should be done where it is required. For travel purposes, a full vaccination certificate is sufficient," <em>Mint</em> <a href="https://www.livemint.com/news/india/fullyvaccinated-people-don-t-need-rt-pcr-report-to-travel-11628184019370.html" target="_blank">quoted</a> NTAGI chairperson Dr N.K. Arora as saying.</p>.<p>Earlier, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) had come to the conclusion that fully vaccinated persons do not need a negative RT-PCR test report for travelling even as many states were demanding a Covid-19 negative certificates from fully vaccinated people.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/delta-variant-now-reported-in-135-countries-global-coronavirus-cases-could-exceed-200-million-by-next-week-who-1016440.html" target="_blank">Read | Delta variant now reported in 135 countries, global coronavirus cases could exceed 200 million by next week: WHO</a></strong></p>.<p>States across the country are continuously updating travel guidelines based on the situation in their own states and others. Some states mandated negative RT-PCR tests while others had scrapped this requirement.</p>.<p>Seeing the rise in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the Tamil Nadu government had made a negative RT-PCR test report or full Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for people coming from Kerala.</p>.<p>Similarly, Goa made a negative RT-PCR test report mandatory for travellers from Kerala while Karnataka also mandated a negative report for people coming from Kerala and Maharashtra.</p>.<p>Chhattisgarh had made the negative RT-PCR report mandatory for every traveller coming by air.<br /> </p>