Maharashtra Chief Secretary Debashish Chakravarty on Thursday said the state government was considering a revision of its air travel guidelines, a day after the Centre wrote to the state saying its order was in divergence with the Covid-19 SoPs and guidelines issued by the Union government.
Guidelines for COVID-19 Omicron Variant: A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been classified and has been named as Omicron by the World Health Organisation. Amid the rising concerns of this new COVID-19 variant, the central government and the state governments in India has issued certain travel guidelines in order to ensure the safety of the people and to avoid the spread of the pandemic. Get more India News and Business News on Zee Business.
In view of global concerns over the Omicron variant, Maharashtra has mandated seven-day institutional quarantine for travellers arriving in the state from 'at-risk' countries, under the guidelines issued by the State Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday night.