More curbs for international passengers at Mumbai airport

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In the wake of Omicron, the state government on Tuesday issued travel restrictions to be followed at airports and ports where international passengers arrive in Maharashtra.

It has asked the DCP immigration and FRRO (Foreigners Registration Office) to draft a proforma of declaration for all arriving passengers on international flights to declare details of the countries visited in the last 15 days. The airport has to share the format with all airlines to provide data.

Passengers arriving from ‘At Risk' countries may be deplaned on priority and separate counters will be arranged by airport authorities for their checking. Such passengers shall have to undergo mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine and multiple RT-PCR tests, it said. If a passenger tests positive, the person will be shifted to a hospital. In case of all tests coming negative, a further seven days of home quarantine will be needed.

Passengers from other countries will have to undergo RT-PCR test at the airport on arrival. Even if negative, they will have to undergo 14 days of home quarantine. Domestic passengers inside the state will either have to be fully vaccinated or carry an RT-PCR test within 48 hours of arrival. For interstate travel, a negative RT-PCR test taken 48 hours before arrival will be compulsory.