COVID-19: Travellers from Cat-C countries barred from entering Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (92News) - Following to rapidly increasing the COVID-19 cases, Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority again updated its travel advisory for international travelers restricting travel from Category C countries.
The Civil Aviation Authority modified the list of the countries placed in Categories A, B, and C for all international passengers, or all those arriving on chartered private aircraft flights on Sunday.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) notification regarding coronavirus, these new orders will take effect from March 23 to April 5.
The category C countries include Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. Passengers from these countries will not be allowed to enter Pakistan owing to the rising number of coronavirus cases there.
— PCAAOfficial (@official_pcaa) March 21, 2021
The CAA's directives state that passengers of 20 countries included in category A will be exempt from coronavirus tests. Countries part of this list include Australia, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.
According to the statement, coronavirus tests have been made mandatory for passengers of category B countries, 72 hours before arrival in Pakistan.
The CAA order states that the United Kingdom (UK) has been removed from category C and added to category B, while other countries are still on the list.
