Maharashtra withdraws stringent travel restrictions in view of Omicron India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: A day after the Center objected to the stringent air travel restrictions announced by the state, Maharashtra The government has withdrawn most restrictions, including mandatory RT-PCR negative reports for inter-state domestic travelers, irrespective of their vaccination status.
Now, inter-state domestic travellers, who have been fully vaccinated, will not require the RTPCR report. But those who have taken a dose or are left without vaccination will have to produce a negative RT-PCR report with a validity of 72 hours. And instead of a mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine for travelers from 12 ‘at risk’ countries, the state has reduced the list of travelers to three – South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe ,
“Except for seven-day institutional quarantine for travelers from high-risk countries, all other guidelines are now in line with the Centre’s norms,” ​​an official said.

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