Maharashtra: Mumbai Reports Two More Cases of Omicron Variant, State’s Tally Rises To 10

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Monday logged two more cases of Omicron Covid-19. According to the reports, the two cases have been detected in Mumbai.

With these cases, the Maharashtra’s overall tally has risen to 10. Moreover, India’s cumulative tally of the new Covid-19 variant has also climbed up to 23.

Earlier,reports had suggested that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will chair a meeting of the state’s Covid-19 Task Force today to take a decision on additional restrictions. Speaking to reporters, state minister Aaditya Thackeray said that they will assess the situation for a day or two regarding the imposition of more curbs.

“The number of patients of the Omicron variant is increasing. We are testing in large numbers not just at airports, entry points, but within cities. Every week, corporate offices should do RT-PCR tests,” News 18 quoted the minister as saying.

Last week, a 33-year-old man from Maharashtra’s Thane district had tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The man, a marine engineer, is currently undergoing treatment at a COVID-19 care centre in Kalyan town, located about 50 km from the state capital Mumbai.

Here is the list of restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government:

For international travellers

Seven-day institutional quarantine mandatory for international travellers arriving from these three countries – South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
The travellers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test immediately on arrival at the respective international airport and take a second test on the seventh day.
If the test result comes out as positive for Covid in any of the tests, then they will be shifted to a hospital.
If the Covid test on the seventh day comes out as negative, then they will have to undergo a further seven days of home quarantine.
All arriving passengers will have to declare details of the countries visited in the last 15 days.

For inter-state domestic travellers

Those who are fully vaccinated will now NOT require an RTPCR report.
However, those who have taken a single dose or remain unvaccinated will have to produce a negative RT-PCR report with a validity of 72 hours.