Karnataka, Maharashtra tighten rules at airports over new Covid-19 variants: Check details here

In view of the emergence of new variants of Covid-19 infection, the Karnataka and the Maharashtra state governments on Wednesday announced new rules for international passengers arriving at their respective states. The RT-PCR test for Covid-19 has been mandated at both the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.

The announcements came as some new variants such as the Mu or B.1.621 and the C.1.2 variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been reported in some countries and are currently being watched by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Here is a look at the new rules that have been announced in the Bengaluru and Mumbai airports.