Even as the fresh coronavirus cases in Maharashtra has seen a decline, the daily caseload is slightly higher in the state than in Karnataka.
Therefore, the Karnataka government on Monday, November 8, issued COVID-19 guidelines for short term travellers (2 days or less) from Maharashtra to the state by any mode of transport.
According to an official statement released by the Karnataka government, the travellers from Maharashtra should be asymptomatic like free from fever, cough cold, throat pain, fever, difficulty in breathing, etc.
The commuters will mandatorily have to undergo thermal scanning for fever on arrival and carry COVID-19 vaccination certificate for both the two doses, the statement said.
Persons complying with the norms strictly may be exempted from mandatory RT-PCR negative test reports for the short duration of the visit. Therefore, the concerned authorities are instructed to ensure the same, the statement added.
Moreover, it also mentioned that the travellers from Maharashtra including Mumbai need to wear face masks and follow the COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) throughout their stay in Bengaluru and Karnataka.
Maharashtra registered less than 1,000 coronavirus cases for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, November 8. Meanwhile, the urban areas governed by the municipal corporations accounted for 68 per cent of the COVID-19 caseload.
On Monday, the state recorded 751 cases and 15 deaths. However, officials attributed the the low tally case to the fewer tests being conducted due to Diwali.
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