New coronavirus strain: Maha govt issues SOPs for passengers arriving from Europe, Middle East, and South Africa

: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 6:05 PM IST
New coronavirus strain: Maha govt issues SOPs for passengers arriving from Europe, Middle East, and South Africa
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The sudden emergence of a fast-spreading variant of CoVID-19 in UK believed to be up to 70% more transmissible than the original strain is a cause of concerm. It has been reported that a distinct Phylogenetic cluster of SARsCov-2 (named lineage B.1.1.7) has been detected. In view of this, the government of Maharashtra has formulated following standard operating protocol (SOP) which will come into effect immediately.
1. This SOP shall apply for Passengers and flight/ airline staff -flights arriving from Europe, Middle-East Countries and South Africa and arriving in Maharashtra.

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