Foreign groups visiting India for subsequent month’s FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar have been exempted from quarantine and can solely have to self-monitor themselves for COVID-19 signs throughout their keep.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare took the choice earlier this month following a request by LS Singh, Joint Secretary within the Sports Ministry.
The Health Ministry, nevertheless, mentioned that every one incoming groups should observe the mandatory well being security COVID-19 protocols.
The FIH Men’s Junior World Cup will probably be performed from November 25 to December 5 on the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Host India is the defending champion.
With greater than a month to go for the beginning of the 2021 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, we reveal the pool (4 teams of 4 groups) and match schedules for each the upcoming males’s and ladies’s tournaments.
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Some obligatory protocols that the visiting groups have to observe are pre-arrival RT-PCR COVID-19 checks for all contributors, performed inside 72 hours of departure, and people arriving from Europe and the Middle East. Airport arrival checks are obligatory for groups. .
“All contributors will self-monitor their well being for 14 days after their arrival in India and in the event that they develop any signs of COVID-19, they’ll self-isolate themselves and phone the occasion organisers/ nearest COVID well being facility/ nationwide or state helpline. Will report it to Joint Secretary within the Ministry of Health, Lav Agarwal mentioned in his letter addressed to Singh.
In addition, all contributors should decrease public contact and observe COVID acceptable behaviour, comparable to carrying a masks, sustaining bodily distancing, sustaining respiratory and hand hygiene throughout the period of the event.
The letter additional states that if a participant develops signs of COVID-19 throughout his keep in India, his RT-PCR take a look at will probably be achieved and his contacts will probably be quarantined by the sports activities division.
Apart from India, the opposite collaborating groups are Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Egypt, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, USA, Canada, Chile, Argentina and Poland.
Poland has changed England, who pulled out of the event as a consequence of COVID-19 associated journey restrictions.
While withdrawing, England had additionally taken notice of the quarantine necessities in India for British residents, as comparable restrictions have been imposed on absolutely vaccinated Indians arriving within the UK.
Both international locations later withdrew harsh isolation insurance policies.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
