Uttar Pradesh is likely to take an important decision for people coming from the states with a higher prevalence of COVID-19 infections in the country. Prasad, in his letter, suggested that the symptomatic passengers should undergo an RT-PCR test and all passengers arriving from Kerala and Maharashtra be tested for coronavirus through an antigen test. from the concerned transport authority and will monitor and test the passengers as per the requirement," said the letter. It would also mention the contact number of the Chief Medical Officer of the district and the District Surveillance Unit. It is in line with the decision of some other states that have made a COVID-19 test mandatory for passengers arriving from states that are seeing a surge in cases recently.

Source: dna February 27, 2021 05:03 UTC