Maharashtra to trace UK returnees as over 2000 arrive in state from Europe, Middle-East
A total of 14 flights from these two regions landed during the day, said the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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MUMBAI: As many as 1,206 passengers landed at the Mumbai international airport from Europe and the Middle-East on Thursday and 788 of them were quarantined in the city, a civic official said.
A total of 14 flights from these two regions landed during the day, said the official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Flights from the UK have already been suspended after a new variant of coronavirus was detected in that country.
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THANE: In view of the new strain of coronavirus detected in the UK, the local administration in Maharashtra s Thane district has drawn up a list of 349 people who have travelled from the European country in the last one month, an official said on Thursday.
The administration is in the process of identifying and tracing people who have travelled from the UK since November 25, the official said.
Of the 349 travellers, 55 have come to Kalyan taluka from the UK and the process is underway to track them down, said Madhuri Phophle, PRO of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation.