Mumbai mandates RT-PCR at Airport for International Passengers
Self-paid RT-PCR has been made mandatory at Mumbai Airport for International Passengers coming from UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe.
Since more transmissible variants of SARS-COV-2 are being detected, passengers arriving at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai from countries including UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid RTPCR Test on arrival with effect from 00.00 hrs on 3rd September 2021.
These are the new guidelines:
A) All the International Passengers arriving from OR transiting through UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe shall be mandatorily subjected to self-paid RTPCR test on arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, with effect from 03.09.2021 at 00.00 hrs.
B) Earlier granted exemption for fully vaccinated passengers and for passengers age above 65 years etc. won’t be applicable from September 3rd.
C) All other passengers (except UK, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe) who have to exit Mumbai Airport or to take connecting flight shall display their negative RT-PCR test report conducted within 72 hours of the journey and can exit the airport.
D) All passengers shall have to submit their self-declaration form and undertaking to officers deployed at the Mumbai Airport and shall be mandatorily subjected to 14 days home quarantine.
Mumbai Airport has made mandatory RT-PCR test arranged at fixed rates of Rs 600 per test with testing capacity augmented to 600 passengers per hour.
