-ve test report must for train travellers from 5 states, Delhi

-ve test report must for train travellers from 5 states, Delhi

Mumbai:19.04.2021

Maharashtra government on Sunday declared Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi-NCR region and Uttarakhand as places of ‘sensitive origin’. Passengers arriving by train from these five states and union territory will have to carry a RT-PCR negative report and the Covid test must have been done within 48 hours of travel, said the state government order. It will be the joint responsibility of the railway and local disaster management authorities to ensure the curbs and protocol are followed.

On Saturday, the government had held talks with railway authorities about imposing curbs and issuing a protocol for passengers arriving in Maharashtra, especially from THE Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand.

As per the order, passengers found to be Covid positive, or displaying symptoms or refusing to undergo screening will be moved to quarantine centres. Passengers with RT-PCR negative reports who also test negative in the rapid antigen test at the arrival station will be stamped for 15-day home quarantine. Those caught violating the home quarantine rule, except for medical emergency, will be fined Rs 1,000 and moved into institutional quarantine. TNN