Under the new guidelines, airline travellers to Mumbai and other districts of Maharashtra from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat will now have to compulsorily undergo RT PCR test before boarding flights.

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With the coronavirus cases in northern India rising, the Maha Vikas Agadhi government in Maharashtra has made RT PCR test mandatory for people entering the state by air, train or road. The directions have been issued for people coming to Maharashtra from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat.

Under the new guidelines, airline travellers to Mumbai and other districts of Maharashtra from the above-mentioned states will now have to compulsorily undergo RT PCR test before boarding flights. Only passengers with a negative report will be allowed to board flights to Mumbai.

Maharashtra issues new guidelines for passengers from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa

Railway passengers will have to produce the negative report obtained 96 hours prior to the journey on arrival.

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What/who is allowed?

1) Any air passenger from India can enter the state. But those coming from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat will be allowed only with certain conditions.

2) Passengers travelling by trains from the above states shall carry with them RT-PCR negative test report before they enter Maharashtra.

3) People coming by road from Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa need to be tested for symptoms including body temperature by district collectors concerned of land border districts.

Who can enter Maharashtra?

1) All the passengers (air/train/road) who do not have any COVID-19 symptoms.

2) Those with RT-PCR test certificates done within 96 hours (72 for air passengers) before the scheduled arrival in Maharashtra, and the report has arrived as 'negative'.

3) Passengers tested for symptoms including body temperature on state borders.

What if a passenger is tested COVID-19 positive?

1) Air passengers: Passengers whose report comes positive will be contacted and treated as per the existing protocol. The concerned municipal commissioners will be the nodal officers for the same and ensure that the above instructions are followed strictly.

2) Train passengers:
a) Passengers who show symptoms shall be segregated.
b) To undergo Antigen test.
c) To be sent to COVID Care Centre (CCC) for further care.
d) The cost of further care, including CCC, shall be borne by the passenger themselves.

e) The municipal commissioners/district collectors concerned will be the nodal officers for the same.

3) Road travellers:
a) Passengers who display symptoms shall be segregated.
b) To undergo Antigen test.
c) To be sent to COVID Care Centre (CCC) for further care.
d) The cost of further care, including CCC, shall be borne by the passenger themselves.e) The municipal commissioners/district collectors concerned will be the nodal officers for the same.

First Published on Nov 23, 2020 08:25 pm

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Under the new guidelines, airline travellers to Mumbai and other districts of Maharashtra from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat will now have to compulsorily undergo RT PCR test before boarding flights.

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