Flying to Assam? People from THESE cities need mandatory negative RT-PCR report

As COVID-19 cases continue to show an upward trend in the country, the state of Assam has made it mandatory for all air travellers from Mumbai and Bengaluru to carry a negative RT-PCR report.
This new rule will be applicable from April 9, 2021.
“All air travellers from Mumbai and Bengaluru arriving at any airport in Assam need to carry a negative RT-PCR report of test conducted within 72 hours of arrival, with effect from 9th April,” news agency ANI said in a tweet.
As per state government rules, the price for RT-PCR Covid-19 test at laboratories is Rs 500 and for RT-PCR samples collected from home the price is Rs 700.
Assam will go to polls for the third and final phase of assembly elections on April 6 and the counting of votes will take place of May 2.
This development comes on a day when Mumbai reported 11,163 positive cases, highest since the pandemic started.
Meanwhile, India recorded 93,249 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the highest single-day rise this year, taking the total tally to 1,24,85,509.
On Sunday (April 9), Prime minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meet for COVID-19 situation in India where he said the the situation in Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh is of “serous concern.”
The Union ministry in a statement said that Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 76.41% of the total active cases in the country.
This new rule will be applicable from April 9, 2021.
“All air travellers from Mumbai and Bengaluru arriving at any airport in Assam need to carry a negative RT-PCR report of test conducted within 72 hours of arrival, with effect from 9th April,” news agency ANI said in a tweet.
As per state government rules, the price for RT-PCR Covid-19 test at laboratories is Rs 500 and for RT-PCR samples collected from home the price is Rs 700.
Assam will go to polls for the third and final phase of assembly elections on April 6 and the counting of votes will take place of May 2.
This development comes on a day when Mumbai reported 11,163 positive cases, highest since the pandemic started.
Meanwhile, India recorded 93,249 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the highest single-day rise this year, taking the total tally to 1,24,85,509.
On Sunday (April 9), Prime minister Narendra Modi chaired a review meet for COVID-19 situation in India where he said the the situation in Maharashtra, Punjab and Chhattisgarh is of “serous concern.”
The Union ministry in a statement said that Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 76.41% of the total active cases in the country.
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