New coronavirus strain: Mandatory RTPCR test for passengers arriving in Mumbai from Europe, China, Middle East

In the wake of a new Covid-19 strain, the BMC has made RTPCR test mandatory for passengers arriving from Europe, China, Middle East and some other countries.

After the discovery of a new strain of the Covid-19 virus, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has made RTPCR test mandatory for international passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport from September 3, 2021. Passengers from the UK and the rest of Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe will have to undergo an RTPCR test upon arrival at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai at their own cost.