Karnataka issues new guidelines for short-term travellers from Maharashtra

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, Nov 09, 2021: Short-term travellers from Maharashtra coming to Karnataka for two days or less by any mode of transport will have to be asymptomatic of Covid-19, that is they should be free of fever, cough, cold, throat pain, fever, and difficulty in breathing, according to the latest guidelines issued by the state government.

 

Travellers from Maharashtra must compulsorily undergo thermal scanning for fever on arrival and furnish Covid-19 full vaccination certificate.

“..persons complying the above norms strictly, may be exempted from mandatory RT-PCR negative test report for short duration of visit,” the order issued late night on Monday by the principal secretary of the health department mentioned.

A senior official from the health department told The Indian Express that the decision for travellers from Kerala would be notified soon. “The technical advisory committee(TAC) will meet the health minister on Tuesday. More relaxations are expected to be ordered after this, after reviewing the Covid-19 situation across the state again,” the official said.

Courtesy:Indian Express