Notably, the ministry had eased the COVID-19 guidelines for international travelers and dropped earlier requirements for RT-PCR based testing of a random two per cent subset of travelers coming to India in the month of July.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Air Suvidha form filling to declare the current health status will also be made compulsory.
Private laboratories not to charge more than Rs 400 for RT-PCR test for COVID-19 in the Union Territory.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader’s decision came in after being pulled up by the High Court and Supreme Court on the steps taken by the government to contain the surge of coronavirus cases in the capital and the centre's intervention amid a third wave of coronavirus infections in Delhi.
The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% amongst COVID-19 patients.
