Institutional quarantine must in Maha for passengers from high-risk nations

Passengers arriving from the twelve “at risk” countries will have to undergo seven days institutional quarantine in Mumbai and all domestic passengers from other states (irrespective of their vaccination status) will have to carry a negative RT-PCR test done within 48 hours of arrival.

The central government health guidelines which come into effect from Tuesday midnight require passengers from such countries to take an on-arrival Coronavirus (Covid-19) test. But there is no institutional quarantine requirement for passengers testing negative under the central guidelines.

Maharashtra, however, has decided to introduce institutional quarantine for all arrivals. The issue was discussed at a