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New Covid strain: RT-PCR tests must for air travellers both in UK, India
new coronavirus strain, passengers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test both in the United Kingdom before boarding their flight and after arriving in India.In a set of passenger advisory guidelines, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) has said that passengers will have to upload their negative RT-PCR test report via 'Air Suvidha Portal' on the airport's official website before boarding in the UK."The RT-PCR must be conducted within 72 hours before undertaking the journey," the guidelines stated, adding that passengers taking the test at the Airport will have to shell out ₹3,400 for a test and lounge.It may take up to 10 hours for the test results at IGI's Terminal 3, it added.After the RT-PCR tests in the national capital, all