Covid-19 RT-PCR test: Requirement withdrawn for passengers from 30 countries

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has done away with the condition of Covid-19 RT-PCR test for passengers from 30 countries.

According to the revised standard operating procedure (SOP) for international passengers effective for the duration from October 19 to December 31, 2020, the CAA has updated a list of countries for categories A and B along with reviewed health declaration forms.

The countries whose citizens are no longer required to have the Covid-19 RT-PCR tests administered for travelling to Pakistan are Australia, Nigeria, China, Norway, Cuba, Rwanda, El Salvador, South Korea, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Senegal, Ghana, Serbia, Greece, Singapore, Japan, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Kenya, Togo, Latvia, Turkey, Malawi, Uruguay, Malaysia, Zambia, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Passengers from the rest of the countries travelling to Pakistan will be required to produce Covid-19 RT-PCR test reports (a maximum of 96 hours old).

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