MALISHKA IN CONVERSATION WITH DR.SHUCHIN BAJAJ ABOUT NEW VIRUS OMICRON

A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) classified a new
strain of the novel coronavirus, B.1.1.529, as a “variant of
concern” Omicron, the Mumbai civic body has introduced new
restrictions for international passengers arriving in the city
and sounded “extreme vigilance” in the regard. According to the
latest guidelines issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC), international passengers travelling from or
transiting through South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana — the
three countries where Omicron has been detected — will have to
undergo mandatory RT-PCR tests at the Mumbai Airport. If a
traveller tests positive for Covid-19, they will be sent to
institutional quarantine and the samples will be sent for genome
sequencing. Until recently, a passenger testing positive was sent
to home quarantine. All passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport
will have to get their passport scrutinised at the immigration
counter for travel history of the last two weeks.


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