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Negative Covid test report mandatory for cats, lions to enter India
Negative Covid test report mandatory for cats, lions to enter India
The Ministry of Finance has instructed customs authorities across India to allow the import of animals including cats, lions and leopards only after they have been tested for Covid-19 in the exporting country.
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UPDATED: July 5, 2021 09:57 IST
The import of animals including cats, lions and leopards into India will be allowed only after they have been tested for Covid-19 in the exporting country. (Photo: File)
The Ministry of Finance on June 30 directed customs authorities across India to allow the import of animals including cats, lions, leopards and pumas only after they have been tested for Covid-19 in the exporting country.
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CHENNAI: It is not just humans who would have to show a Covid-19 negative certificate when entering India via flights.
The ministry of finance instructed customs authorities across India to allow import of animals such as cats, lions, leopards and pumas only after they are tested for Covid-19 at the exporting country, when they are to be imported.
The directions were issued on June 30 and are to be followed as long as India is still battling the viral infection, the directive said. “In this regard, the concerned regional officers/quarantine officers, animal quarantine and certification services (AQCS) will issue advance NOC/Final AQCS clearance for import of aforesaid animals into India after receiving negative Covid-19 test report (no more than three days old before export),” the directive said.