23/11/2020
Against Coronavirus disease Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray issues new guidelines for travellers from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa.
All passengers flying to Mumbai from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat, will now have to compulsorily undergo RT PCR test before boarding flights.
Maharashtra government on November 23 announced new guidelines for travellers entering the state from Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa via air, road or train.
All domestic air travellers entering from the four states will have to compulsorily undergo RT PCR test before boarding any flight into Maharashtra. Only those with a negative report will be allowed to board a flight.
"The passengers travelling in flights from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa and Gujarat will have to produce negative RT-PCR report on landing at airports in Maharashtra. The test should have been done 72 hours prior to the scheduled journey," according to the notification issued by the Maharashtra government.
"The passengers travelling in trains from these four states will have to produce the negative report obtained 96 hours prior to the journey on arrival," the notification said.
Through new guidelines issued by the government, it has been decided to make COVID test mandatory for all coming from these four states.