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NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - UK nationals visiting India
this month will have to undergo mandatory quarantine even if
they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in retaliation for UK
curbs on Indian citizens, a senior government source in New
Delhi said on Friday.
The new rules, which take effect from Monday, follow the UK
decision to require Indians vaccinated with AstraZeneca's
Covishield to quarantine.
India mainly relies on the Covishield vaccine, developed by
AstraZeneca and manufactured in India by Pune-based
Serum Institute, which is not recognised by Britain under new
rules, despite being identical to the doses given to millions of
Britons.
AstraZeneca is one of the key providers to Britain's
vaccination program, along with U.S. peers Moderna and
Pfizer.
"India has decided to impose reciprocity on UK nationals
arriving in India from the UK," the source said, declining to be
identified in line with government policy.
Government sources in New Delhi had last month warned of
retaliation after Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said
he had urged for an early resolution after a meeting with his
British counterpart at the United Nations General Assembly in
New York.
(Reporting by Sanjeev Miglani and Neha Arora; Editing by Jon
Boyle)
