International Travel Update: Canada & UK Approve Covaxin
Fantastic news coming for international passengers! 😀
Travellers fully vaccinated with Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin will now be able to travel to two of the world’s most popular countries: Canada and the United Kingdom (UK).
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Here are the details:
For United Kingdom (UK)
Starting today (i.e. 22nd November) travellers who are fully vaccinated with Covaxin will no longer have to self-isolate after arrival in England.Â
In October, the country had added India’s Covishield to its approved list.
Here’s the official tweet confirming the same:
More good news for 🇮🇳 travellers to 🇬🇧👇
From 22 November travellers fully vaccinated with a #COVID19 vaccine recognised by @WHO for Emergency Use Listing, including Covaxin, will not have to self-isolate; so joining those fully vaccinated with Covishield.https://t.co/UyJsryBd0O https://t.co/mZhaqRgB35— Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis) November 8, 2021
For Canada
Providing big relief to Indian travellers, Canada will be accepting Covaxin from 30th November.Â
As of now, Canada only accepts vaccines including Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca/Covishield and Johnson and Johnson.
For complete details, please check the tweet below:
The Government of Canada will adjust some of Canada’s border measures beginning on Nov. 30 to include additional #COVID19 vaccines accepted for entry to Canada and changes to certain exemptions, testing and #ArriveCAN requirements.
For more information: https://t.co/RdflwyZ6vm pic.twitter.com/XRvxE50wLT
— Health Canada and PHAC (@GovCanHealth) November 19, 2021
Also, here is a list of 99 countries with which the Government of India has an agreement for mutual recognition of vaccination certificates for individuals who are fully vaccinated with nationally-recognized or WHO-recognized COVID-19 vaccines:
1 Albania
2 Andorra
3 Angola
4 Antigua & Barbuda
5 Argentina
6 Armenia
7 Australia
8 Austria
9 Azerbaijan
10 Bahrain
11 Bangladesh
12 Belarus
13 Belgium
14 Benin
15 Botswana
16 Brazil
17 Bulgaria
18 Canada
19 Chad
20 Columbia
21 Commonwealth of Dominica
22 Comoros
23 Costa Rica
24 Croatia
25 Czech Republic
26 Dominican Republic
27 Egypt
28 El Salvador
29 Estonia
30 Eswatini
31 Finland
32 France
33 Georgia
34 Germany
35 Ghana
36 Greece
37 Guatemala
38 Guyana
39 Haiti
40 Honduras
41 Hungary
42 Iceland
43 Iran
44 Ireland
45 Israel
46 Jamaica
47 Kazakhstan
48 Kuwait
49 Kyrgyz Republic
50 Lebanon
51 Liechtenstein
52 Malawi
53 Maldives
54 Mali
55 Mauritius
56 Mexico
57 Moldova
58 Mongolia
59 Montenegro
60 Namibia
61 Nepal
62 Netherlands
63 Nicaragua
64 Nigeria
65 Oman
66 Panama
67 Paraguay
68 Peru
69 Philippines
70 Poland
71 Qatar
72 Romania
73 Russia
74 Rwanda
75 San Marino
76 Serbia
77 Sierra Leone
78 Singapore
79 Slovak Republic
80 Slovenia
81 South Sudan
82 Spain
83 Sri Lanka
84 State of Palestine
85 Sudan
86 Sweden
87 Switzerland
88 Syria
89 The Bahamas
90 The United Kingdom
91 Trinidad & Tobago
92 Tunisia
93 Turkey
94 UAE
95 Uganda
96 Ukraine
97 United States of America
98 Uruguay
99 Zimbabwe
Important: Please note that travel guidelines are dynamic and subject to change on short notice. This is only a quick overview—for detailed information, please visit our COVID-19 travel guidelines tracker.
For more latest travel updates, stay tuned with ixigo!
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