Centre pushes Maharashtra to change quarantine, Covid-19 test rules

The civic body of Mumbai issued quarantine and test rules on Tuesday night and decided to implement them from Thursday night

The Centre and the Maharashtra government seem to be at odds over the handling of the situation arising out of the Omicron threat. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday asked the state to align its order with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the health ministry, a day after the state government revised its guidelines on quarantine for international passengers amid concerns over the new variant of coronavirus.

A senior Maharashtra government official said the issue was being deliberated at the highest level following the central intervention.

With the Omicron variant spreading fast, the Union health ministry issued guidelines for