Health and Safety

We want to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all attendees. We are cognizant of the fact that there may be unknown outbreak of diseases. At the same time, we want to make sure attendees follow safe practices for known health hazards.

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COVID-19

PyCon India is an international event, and we have attendees traveling from all around the globe. The world is still under the grasp on the COVID-19 pandemic, and from the lessons from the past conference around the globe, we know that conferences are a place where there is a high-change of communicating the disease. We love that people bring their unique perspectives – but they also bring their local germs and Covid strains. We want PyCon India to be an event that everyone feels safe attending - therefore we are putting out this document for the attendees to follow during their time at PyCon India.

Vaccination

We strongly recommend to take the latest vaccination boosters, and all attendees should be vaccinated. Please keep the your vaccine certificate handy incase asked for during the conference by the organizers. We also suggest you to monitor WHO travel advice or the local COVID-19 travel advisory.

Masks during conference

We highly recommend you to wear mask during the conference. This would help you to stay safe while attending the talks, workshops, and DevSprints. It’s also recommended to wear them at the venue. Masks must be worn over the nose and mouth and must be made of a tight-knit, non-permeable material. N95 or equivalent masks such as KN95 or K95 are recommended.

Rapid COVID-19 tests

We encourage PyCon India attendees to use at-home, antigen, or rapid tests before arriving and during the event. If you feel sick, exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, or test positive for COVID-19 before or during the conference, you should not attend the event.

Dengue

Dengue is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes bite during the day and night. There is no widely available dengue vaccine to prevent dengue infection. The best way to prevent dengue is to protect yourself from mosquito bites. We recommend you to:

  • Bullet Icon Use insect repellent.
  • Bullet Icon Wear loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirts and pants.
  • Bullet Icon Take steps to control mosquitoes in and around place of stay.

The PyCon India 2025 team will keep a watch on COVID-19, Dengue related news, and will update this page for more updates, if required. Attendees are requested to keep an eye on the page for updates.

PyCon India reserves the right to increase the requirements of this policy based on news from as reported by the disease control agencies and in case of emergency situations. We may also be required to alter our policy to conform with local, state, or central mandates.