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The Haryana government has allowed administration of second dose of Covishield before the mandated 84 days for people needing to travel abroad urgently.
The relaxation has been allowed for people who need to fly overseas for urgent reasons, like availing medical treatment; foreign nationals who have to return to their country and circumstances in which foreign travel may be unavoidable.
This is in line with the directions issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare on August 23.
State health minister Anil Vij said the government had communicated the relaxations to all civil surgeons. He said the individual concerned will be required to produce a copy of the travel documents, such as visa or confirmed tickets, along with any documents that may justify the urgency for undertaking the travel.
Earlier, in June, the Union health ministry had allowed the relaxation to only those who needed to travel abroad for work, education and participation in the Olympics.
