MUSCAT: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday confirmed that Indians wishing to return from Oman need not undergo Covid-19 test but instead has to mandatorily wear the PPE kit that includes N95 mask, face shield, and glove.
Speaking to reporters in Thiruvanthapuram, Vijayan said that passengers from countries without COVID testing facilities should wear PPE kits. This announcement comes after a number of GCC countries including Oman cited difficulties in conducting Covid-19 tests for all expatriates returning to Kerala.
The state government had given time until June 24 for expatriates to return without a COVID-negative certificate.
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“When we moved to make screening mandatory, a section of the people spread misinformation, tried to provoke the diaspore community and turn them against the government. The government was clear on one thing from day one. All interested to return are welcomed in Kerala. The government never went back from that policy. No flight was cancelled. Nobody was stopped from returning,” the Chief Minister said.
