India covid travel advice

Explore Covid-19 statistics relating to new cases and the vaccine rollout in India plus up-to-date travel advice on entry requirements from government agencies.

Entry requirements for India
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- T|V
Vaccine rollout (%) Fully vaccined
- 68
New cases/100k 7-day
- 2

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India covid live updates

Travel advice for India - UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
Travellers' health for India - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Coronavirus timeline in India - Our World in Data
Latest info on travel to India - Indian Ministry of Health

FCDO travel advice

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Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Below are the latest statistics on Covid-19 vaccinations in India showing the number of people and percentage of the population who are partially or fully vaccinated.

As of 05/10/2022	Number of people	Percentage of population
Partially vaccinated	1,026,455,211	73.7%
Fully vaccinated	948,692,346	68.1%

The Covid-19 vaccination statistics for India is provided by Our World in Data. Last updated on 05/10/22.

Covid-19 statistics - new cases

The figures below show the average numbers of new cases per 100,000 of population for India recorded in the latest 7-day period and the percentage difference from the week before, plus charts showing the numbers of new cases recorded over the past 10 weeks.

Week ending	7-day average	7-day weekly change
2022-09-18	2.7	0.9%
2022-09-25	2.4	-13.7%

New cases 7-day average

The 7-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for India recorded over the past 10 weeks.

9.8

9.3

7.8

8.7

5.7

4.7

3.3

2.7

2.4

24/07

31/07

07/08

14/08

21/08

28/08

04/09

11/09

18/09

25/09

The number of newly recorded cases per 100,000 of population for India is provided by Our World in Data and is updated weekly.

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Entry requirements & travel restrictions

Below is the latest information on the travel and tourism status of India including entry requirements and the rules on pre-departure Covid-19 testing and quarantine.

Are there entry restrictions to India due to Covid-19?

India is open for tourism from the UK.

Negative PCR test results or proof of full Covid-19 vaccination required for arrivals from the UK.

Check out Indian Ministry of Health for more information.

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Open for tourism
O*
Open for vaccinated arrivals
Q*
Quarantine for unvaccinated
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Vaccination required
T|V
Test or vaccination required
Q
Quarantine required
T
Test required
T+V
Test + vaccination required
C
Closed for tourism

Do I need to quarantine in the UK if I travel from India?

You do not need to quarantine on arrival in the UK from India. The UK no longer requires a passenger locator form, Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination.