Mumbai: In the midst of this third Omicron wave of Corona (Covid-19), if you are about to land at Mumbai International Airport, then you will not be able to reach your destination directly. First, you have to get the corona test done. Then maybe another test. After this the result and then it is very possible that the quarantine site.
In fact, in view of the increasing cases of corona in entire Maharashtra including the financial capital Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for all passengers coming by international flights.
This information has been given in the recently amended order of BMC. According to this order, if the report of the regular RT-PCR test comes positive, then its sample will be taken again. For the next test and genome sequencing. Till its report comes, the person concerned will be sent to the institutional quarantine. On Tuesday, 10,860 new cases of corona (Covid-19) infection were reported in Mumbai. There was an increase of 34.37% in comparison to the same Monday. This increase was the highest since 7 April 2021.
Along with this, 2 patients have also died due to corona infection. With this, the total number of cases found so far in Mumbai increased to 8,18,462. While the total number of people who died of this disease has gone up to 16,381. Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has warned in this regard. He has said that if the number of corona cases reported daily in the metropolis exceeds 20,000, then a lockdown will be imposed in the city as per the guidelines of the central government. She told that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray can also address the people of the state in this regard soon.
This is how your journey will go after landing at Mumbai airport
- First there will be rapid antigen test. If its report comes negative, then it will be allowed to go home but with the advice of 7 days quarantine.
- If the report of Rapid Antigen Test comes positive, then RTPCR test will be done.
- If the RTPCR test report comes positive and symptoms of corona are also seen, then the patient will be admitted to either Seven Hills, Bombay Hospital or Breach Candy Hospital.
- If the symptoms of corona are not seen after the RTPCR report comes positive, then the person will be taken to BKC, Kanjur Jumbo Center, a private hospital or hotel. To be kept under surveillance.
