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                     Photo by  Anna Shvets  from  Pexels As of December 5, 2021, omicron cases in India have grown to a total of 17. This is a matter of grave concern for the government as initial studies have found this variant to be highly contagious. As for the travel industry, it is no more than a nightmare.  To help the travel industry and deal with the new variant successfully, the Indian Government has started intensive screening at International airports for travelers arriving in India from at-risk countries. All travelers have to go through an RT-PCR test and the report has to be negative in order to leave the airport.  The list of countries deemed as "at-risk" countries is United Kingdom All 44 countries in Europe South Africa Brazil Bangladesh Botswana China Mauritius New Zealand Zimbabwe Singapore Hong Kong Israel At the IGI airport, 35 rapid RT-PCR testing machines are functional on Terminal 3 which can reduce the testing time to so much as half an hour, which wa