Omicron Variant: How BMC Plans To Track International Passengers In Mumbai

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>International travellers from "at-risk countries" will now be subjected to a week of home quarantine, followed by RT-PCR testing on the last day. According to a Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai rule, any passenger who violates the home quarantine standards would be moved to obligatory institutional quarantine and may face legal punishment.</p> <p>According to the most recent update, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will receive from the Mumbai Airport authorities a list of international passengers arriving in the city in the last 24 hours from "high-risk countries" and "at-risk countries," as well as those who have visited these countries in the previous 15 days.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maharashtra | As per <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Omicron?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Omicron</a> guidelines, everyday CEO, MIAL will send a single line list of international travellers arriving in Mumbai in the preceding 24hrs, to disaster management unit, which will further forward it ward-wise to Ward War Rooms &amp; Medical Officer of Health: BMC <a href="https://t.co/iJ9YGJZhJ6">pic.twitter.com/iJ9YGJZhJ6</a></p> &mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1466988249868496898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>All travellers who have stated the MCGM geographical area in their address will be included on the list.</p> <p>The daily list of travellers will also be distributed to all 24 ward war rooms and medical officers of health, who will check on the quarantined persons on a daily basis through phone calls and personal visits. Medical teams with ambulances will also be dispatched on a regular basis to ensure that passengers are following the guidelines.</p> <p>"<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">The Ward War Room teams will telephonically call all the passengers throughout their home quarantine 5 times a day, to monitor their health status. Medical teams &amp; ambulances shall be provided regularly," reads the revised guidelines. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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