International passenger tested positive for coronavirus in 10 days according to government guidelines. (File)
New Delhi:
The detailed Omicron protocol at Delhi’s IGI airport gave way to chaos as one tested positive, revealing the experience of a family from the UK traveling to India to celebrate Christmas and New Year with loved ones and their friends.
Adarsh Mishra’s 11-year-old daughter Ishita, who tested negative in the UK, was found positive after they landed at IGI on December 22. After that, it was a long journey. experience uncertainty and lengthy delays that have not ended.
To begin with, the retest at the designated Covid Center in Ramleela yard – in “cold” and “frequently wet” tents – came after a six-hour wait by the father and daughter.
Mr. Mishra told NDTV: “That was our theme last week. The promises of certain things and the timing were never upheld.”
However, he made it clear that the people on the ground – the doctors and nurses and others did their best in every situation. The real problem, he said, is the “lack of clarity” on forms and policies.
Mr. Mishra, who currently works at one facility, said: “The problem we are facing right now is that there is no certainty that we can leave this place… of LNJP hospital. .
The family had planned to spend 10-12 days in the country but they have been told by several people that his daughter may not be allowed to leave the country before the 14-day quarantine period even though she is completely absent. symptom.
“I feel very uncomfortable. Missing my mother and brothers and I feel very sad because nothing is really confirmed. Everything is very uncertain. I do not know when I will be able to go home. “, Rishika Mishra told NDTV.
International passengers who test positive for the virus will be isolated at home / Covid care center / community health center / hospital for 10 days according to government guidelines.
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