New Delhi (NVI): In the wake of a new coronavirus strain emerging in the United Kingdom, the Maharashtra government today decided to impose a night curfew in all municipal corporation limits of the State from December 22 to January 5.
The night curfew will remain in force from 11 pm to 6 am. The Maharashtra government has also decided to keep all travellers from European and Middle-Eastern countries in institutional quarantine for 14 days.
However, people landing from other countries will be asked to home quarantine themselves, according to the state government.
Passengers coming in from European and Middle-Eastern countries will have to undergo COVID-19 RT-PCR test on the fifth or seventh day of their arrival in Maharashtra, according to reports.
The announcement was made by Maharashtra Chief Minister at a meeting chaired by him to review the coronavirus situation in the state and implementation of preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease.
Apart from that, it was announced in the meeting that independent hospitals will be arranged for passengers who display symptoms of the new, mutated form of COVID-19 virus.
