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Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) Amid rising concerns over Omicron variant of coronavirus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday expressed concern over tracking those international passengers who don"t land directly in Mumbai but then travel to the state using other means.
He said it will be easier to stop the spread of coronavirus infection if information about such travellers is shared.
The issue of the new variant was also discussed in the Cabinet meeting here.
“The meeting also discussed the issue of how to check the passengers arriving from abroad without landing directly at Mumbai or other airports in Maharashtra and then travelling at other places in the country by domestic airlines, road or rail.
The question is how to test such people and the prime minister should be apprised of this,” a statement quoting Thackeray said.
“Information of the passengers coming from abroad should be received regularly so that they can be monitored and the infection can be prevented in time,” the statement added.