International Passengers Landing At Mumbai Airport Will Not Be Allowed To Take Public Transport, Check BMC Guidelines
Mumbai/Pune, 24th December 2021: All international passengers arriving from Dubai who are Mumbai residents will have to compulsorily undergo 7-day home quarantine, states order from BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Also, international arrivals residing in other parts of Maharashtra are not allowed to take public transport, vehicles will be arranged for them.
According to BMC, there are 12 countries in the Government of India list of at risk countries. Dubai being the hub where many passengers change their flights and hence there is a mixing of travellers at the Dubai International Airport. Therefore, in view of the threat of Omicron inks. in Mumbai from the passengers arriving from Dubai. it is essential to issue the guidelines for au. travellers.
The BMC has issued following orders:
1 All international passengers boarding the flight from Dubai and who are residents of Mumbai will compulsorily undergo 7 days of Home Quarantine after arriving in Mumbai.
2. There shall be no need to do RT-PCR on arrival.
3. Travellers residing in other parts of Maharashtra other than Mumbai will be transferred by Collector by arranging transport for them. The travellers will not be allowed to take public transport.
4. Travellers who have connecting flights to other States or other parts of Maharashtra will be allowed to take the connecting flights, however, it is the responsibility of the Airport authority to inform the respective Airport Officer regarding the travellers arriving from Dubai.
5. All travellers arriving from Dubai and who are residents of Mumbai will be in home quarantine and be followed by the Ward War Room for 7 days. On 7th day RT-PCR test will be done if the test is negative, the traveller will self monitor for further seven days. If the test is positive, they will be shifted to institutional quarantine as per the current guidelines for international travellers.
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