ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has made full vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory for all passengers arriving in Pakistan after revised its inbound policy on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the forum, the revised policy will come into effect from Thursday, Feb 24. The NCOC also abolished “pre-boarding negative PCR” for fully vaccinated inbound passengers, however; non-vaccinated individuals aged 12 and above will still require a negative PCR test before their flight, a maximum of 72 hours old.
According to the NCOC, inbound travelers aged below 12 are exempted from compulsory vaccination whereas passengers aged 12-18 can avail the exemption from vaccination till March 31 this year.
The NCOC also announced that rapid tests will be conducted for deportees and non-vaccinated pedestrians at border terminals and those found Covid-19 positive will be quarantined for 10 days.
