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Travelling from these countries to Mumbai? BMC makes RT-PCR tests mandatory from September 3 – Times of India

Passengers arriving from or transiting through the UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand and Zimbabwe will have to undergo paid RT-PCR tests

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday announced that passengers arriving from select countries including the UK, Middle East and China, will have to undergo a mandatory RT-PCR test at the international airport here, starting September 3.
It said passengers arriving from or transiting through the UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand and Zimbabwe will have to undergo paid RT-PCR tests after they land at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport.
Other passengers (excluding the above countries), who have to exit the airport or board connecting flights, will have to show the RT-PCR negative report conducted within 72 hours of their journey, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated.
“RT-PCR tests will not be mandatory for such passengers on arrival at the Mumbai airport from 12 AM on September 3,” it said.
All passengers will have to submit their self-declaration forms and undertakings to officers deployed at the airport and will have to undergo 14-day home quarantine.
The civic body further stated that the steps are being taken based on the Centre’s guidelines because of the detection of more transmissible variants of coronavirus.
The airport operator has already made arrangements for conducting RT-PCR tests and registration at the airport, for which passengers will have to pay Rs 600, the release stated, adding the airport can conduct 600 tests per day.
— With inputs from PTI

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/travelling-from-these-countries-to-mumbai-bmc-makes-rt-pcr-test-mandatory-from-september-3/articleshow/85838623.cms