Coronavirus Lockdown: Maharashtra says no to opening airports in red zones

The Maharashtra government on Sunday reiterated that it would not be able to open airports in red zones for domestic flights from Monday.

“It’s extremely ill-advised to reopen airports in red zone,” state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.

Three big airports of Maharashtra – the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport in Mumbai, and the airports in Pune and Nagpur – all fall under red zone areas.
“Mere thermal scanning of passengers inadequate without swabs. Impossible to have buses, taxis, autos plying at this stage,” he said.

Adding a positive passenger will add to the COVID-19 stress to the red zone, he said.

“Getting passengers to come from a green zone to a red one will put them under the risk of exposure, doesn’t make sense,” he added.