Headed to Mumbai from Dubai? You won’t need to go into home quarantine
Mon 17 Jan 2022If you’re travelling from the UAE to Mumbai, Maharashtra you will be exempted from the compulsory seven-day home quarantine and RT-PCR test, as per an order from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
“To contain the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the city, special SOPs for monitoring of international travellers arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE) including Dubai in Mumbai were issued under circular No. MGC/F/5819 Dated 29.12.2021. As per these SOPs, 7 days Home quarantine and on arrival RT-PCR test was made mandatory for such passengers.
These directives are now revised as below: 1). No special SOPs henceforth will be applicable for passengers coming from United Arab Emirates (UAE) including Dubai 2). Guidelines applicable to international travellers arriving from “Countries other than Countries at-risk” will be made applicable to travellers arriving from United Arab Emirates (UAE) including Dubai,” as per the order issued.
These will come into effect from midnight of January 17, 2022.
Source: Agencies