Hyderabad: The Telangana government, on Saturday, relaxed quarantine rules for Passengers arriving from outside the country by Vande Bharat or Air Transport Bubble flights.

The symptom-free international Passengers flying to Hyderabad can now go to their homes if they meet the criteria set out by the state government.

Travelers on business trips to Telangana with return tickets inside the four days of their arrival will not be quarantined at all if they show their negative RT-PCR test report was carried out inside 96 hours before the departures.

Any asymptomatic passenger come up with a negative report of a RT-PCR test carried out within 96 hours prior to departure will be exempted from institutional quarantine and will undergo 14 days of home quarantine.

Special consideration of 14 days of home quarantine has been required for some categories of asymptomatic passengers with no negative RT-PCR test report. These include pregnant ladies, mothers and fathers travelling with kids 10 years or below or those travelling on medical emergencies.

However, the rest of the asymptomatic passengers without negative RT-PCR test results will have to undergo 7 days each of institutional quarantine followed by home quarantine.

Currently, Hyderabad International Airport is linked to the UK and UAE under Air Bubble agreements. British Airways has restarted its flights between Hyderabad and London four times per week.

“Other airlines operating between Hyderabad and UAE – Etihad, Emirates and Flydubai are likely to resume their operations shortly,” said an airport official.

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