Govt. has made seven-day institutional quarantine mandatory for passengers arriving from UAE to Majarashtra with immediate effect,. The rule has been started already for passengers travelling from the UAE to Maharashtra, India.
The institutional quarantine will be continued by home quarantine for another 7 days, Sukishini Paghare, deputy collector (land acquisition department) of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) had told to the media.
The officials from Consulate General of India in Dubai also confirmed the policy decision by the government of Maharashtra.
These quarantine rules are applicable only to Maharashtra as of now and not for other states in India,” stated Neeraj Agarwal, Consul Press, Information and Culture, Dubai.
"The institutional quarantine will be in provided in the government-approved guest houses and hotels."
“All passengers departure from the Middle East, including the UAE, will have to undergo 7 days of institutional quarantine. This will be continued by another one week (seven) days of home quarantine. The rules apply to all passengers departing from Middle Eastern, European and African countries,” said Paghare.
“Transit passengers originating airport from the United Kingdom (UK), if any, will have to undergo fourteen days ( 2 weeks) of institutional quarantine.”
Along with this, passengers starting their journey from UK or transiting through the United Kingdom won't be permitted to enter India between Wednesday 23rd December and December 31 because of the fears of a new mutant strain of SAR-CoV-2, which causes novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
“In case, if a transit passenger has arrived from the UK, we will know based on the information available on the passport. The passenger must undergo 14 days of institutional quarantine."
Paghare said, “These regulations will be followed till December 31 and it is subject to change depending on the situation and how the viral spread will be brought under control in the UK.”
Cost of quarantine, RT-PCR tests to be borne by passengers
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai, authorities tweeted that the costs of quarantine and RT-PCR tests must be borne by passengers.
The tweet said, “If the passenger is found symptomatic on arrival, then he will be shifted directly to GT Hospital, Fort, Mumbai, for further evaluation and treatment.”
It said: “On arrival, no RT-PCR test will be conducted. However, the RT-PCR test will be conducted during the fifth to seventh day at the hotels at the cost of the quarantined passengers. If the report of the test is found negative, the passenger would be discharged from the institutional quarantine after five to seven days with the advice of another seven days of mandatory home quarantine.”
It added: “If the test result is found positive but the passenger is asymptomatic then he/she will be continued in the same hotel in quarantine or in a Covid-19 hospital for 14 days.”
Which UAE- Mumbai passengers are exempt from mandatory quarantine?
Also, as per a notice issued by the airport authorities on Tuesday, mandatory institutional quarantine for seven days may not be applicable for a certain category of passengers.
Following a verification at the airport, women in advanced stages of their pregnancy and those who have suffered a death in their family are exempt from mandatory institutional seven-day quarantine in Mumbai.
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