The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Wednesday that a seven-day institutional quarantine will be mandatory for those arriving from Brazil, even if they have received a negative COVID-19 report before traveling. included Brazil in the list of countries subject to quarantine rules, bringing up the most recent rules of the Union Ministry of Health regarding the arrivals of foreigners.
The BMC said the rule will also apply to Maharashtra workers arriving at the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. A seven-day institutional quarantine and an additional seven days of home quarantine are already mandatory for other people arriving from the United Kingdom, Europe and the South. Africa and the Middle East. ” Passengers from states other than Maharashtra who wish to take connecting flights after their arrival, will be allowed an extra if their RT-PCR control reports are negative at the airport,” the circular reads.
Information about those travelers will be sent to their respective states, he said. Travellers from the United Kingdom will be transferred to Seven Hills Hospital if they test positive for the infection or have symptoms on arrival or on the seventh day of their quarantine period, the civic framework said. saying.
Travelers from the Middle East, Europe, South Africa and Brazil will be transferred to GT Hospital or 4 designated personal hospitals, depending on their choice. If travelers test negative on the seventh day, they will be released. Their hands will be stamped and they must agree to respect the home quarantine rules.
According to municipal authorities, the contacts of travelers who contract the contagion will be monitored and isolated in home quarantine or upon arrival.
A bamboo track that fell on a catenary between Sion and Matunga stations caused local quick exercise facilities to be suspended for an hour, resulting in a 15-minute delay for all exercises. Some travelers walked along exercise tracks. Mumbai’s local drills serve more than 70 lakh passengers daily and play an important role in the city’s shipping network, especially in case of heavy rains.