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MUMBAI: Flyers arriving even indirectly from Italy and Iran will now be screened for Covid-19 at Indian airports. Those coming directly from the two countries and from airports in East Asia are already being screened for the new coronavirus. The DGCA in its latest circular has thus extended the ambit of medical screening to passengers arriving from Italy and Iran via transit hubs, mainly Dubai , Doha and Abu Dhabi.

In a report on Tuesday, TOI had raised concerns that exempting passengers from Iran and Italy who fly into India after transit halts could pose problems as transit airports. The DGCA said in its latest circular, “Passengers (foreign and Indian) arriving directly or indirectly from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy, Hong Kong , Macau, Vietnam , Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Singapore must undergo medical screening at the port of entry.”

