The announcement is a fallout of the confirmation of two new coronavirus cases in the country.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on March 2 announced the expansion of universal screening of all passengers to cover those arriving in flights from Italy and Iran. This is in addition to the flights that come in from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.
In a release, the DGCA said the screening of passengers arriving from these countries "shall be ensured immediately once they step out of the specific locations at all the airports and getting the self-declaration form filled by the passengers as per the instructions of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare".
It added that all airlines arriving from the aforementioned countries shall make an in-flight announcement and ensure strict compliance.
The announcement comes at a time when two new cases of coronavirus cases were confirmed in India, one reported from New Delhi and the other from Telangana.
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The Union Health Ministry said the person from Delhi had travelled to Italy and is now being treated at the RML hospital in the national capital. Meanwhile, the other person with coronavirus infection had a travel history to Dubai, the ministry said.
Over 89,000 cases of the novel coronavirus infection have been reported from across the world, with the death toll at over 3,000.
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