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The new Covid-19 variant, 'Omicron' can be five times more infectious, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
With the latest additions, Maharashtra's tally of infections rose to 66,36,425 and the COVID-19 death toll to 1,41,025.
In the wake of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival and if found positive for COVID-19, they will be treated under clinical management protocol.
Passengers originating or transiting from 'at-risk' countries will have to undergo an RT-PCR test after arrival and will be required to wait for the results at the airport before leaving or taking a connecting flight, according to the revised guidelines which came into effect from December 1.