Coronavirus: Karnataka Govt. Issues Fresh Guidelines For People Entering K’taka From M’rashtra
The State government on Saturday issued fresh coronavirus guidelines for people travelling from Maharashtra in view of the rising coronavirus cases.
According to the guidelines, people coming from Maharashtra would now have to produce a negative RT-PCR certificate and it should not be older than 72 hours.
“The negative RT-PCR report shall be verified at the time of boarding by airlines’ staff. For those travelling by bus, tickets shall be issued on production of a negative RT-PCR report or shall be checked by the bus conductor when those who booked tickets online board the bus. In trains, the TTEs shall check the negative RT-PCR test report,” the circular said.
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar told ANI, “On an average, 4,000 to 5,000 cases are being reported in Kerala and 5,000 to 6,000 in Maharashtra daily. We share borders with them. So, we issued circulars. Unless we see RT-PCR negative certificates from those coming from these states, they won’t be permitted to enter Karnataka.”
The government advised hostels and colleges to not allow visitors or relatives without obtaining permission from the covid nodal officers.
“A list of students travelling to and from Maharashtra from hostel/college should be maintained by a competent authority. The students shall compulsorily produce RT-PCR negative test reports each time they return from Maharashtra and till the situation improves,” it said. Those who have arrived from Maharashtra in the past two weeks are also required to undergo the mandatory covid-19 test, it added.
