Maharashtra has announced mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine for passengers arriving from South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe as per amended rules of state government.
This will also apply to passengers who visited these nations anytime within 15 days ahead of their arrival, and any passenger who is symptomatic.
After seven days, the passengers have to take an RTPCR test and if the result is negative, undergo seven days of home quarantine.
India detected its first two cases of the omicron variant on Thursday, in Karnataka.
