: Omicron scare: Despite Centre’s objection, Maharashtra says it will not amend its travel guidelines #IndiaNEWS Maharashtra Chief Secretary Debashish Chakraborty on Wednesday said that the state government

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Omicron scare: Despite Centre’s objection, Maharashtra says it will not amend its travel guidelines #IndiaNEWS
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Debashish Chakraborty on Wednesday said that the state government will not amend or revise its travel guidelines imposed because of concern about the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, The Indian Express reported.Earlier in the day, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged the state to align its travel rules with the Centre’s Standard Operating Procedure to ensure uniform implementation of guidelines across the country.Citing the Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act, Chakraborty told The Indian Express that the state government was empowered to impose additional conditions to prevent the spread of the virus. “So the state, acting in accordance with its authority, has decided not to mend or revise the current guidelines issued for international passengers,� he added.The chief secretary also claimed that Bhushan’s letter to the state was an advisory, and “not a compulsion�. “There are basic requirements that need to be observed, which we are following,� Chakraborty said. “In future, if any changes need to be made, considering the local situation and convenience of international passengers, we will consider them.�Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray also defended the state’s stricter guidelines for air passengers, saying that the state was “hit first and the hardest� by Covid-19 and so it needed to be cautious, NDTV reported.“For us [Maharashtra government], what comes first and...Read more

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