The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to ramp-up the COVID-19 testing to ensure that the infection is under control after the Diwali festivity.
This also comes ahead of the year-end festivities and holiday season scheduled to kick-off next month. Therefore, a surge in in-bound travellers from foreign countries is expected in Mumbai.
The civic body will ensure that those flying into the city get tested and lookout for any new variants of the virus as well. Anticipating an increase in the number of overseas travellers coming to Mumbai next month, the BMC plans to keep a close watch on the coronavirus numbers in the city. However, owing to COVID restrictions, many overseas travellers were unable to visit Mumbai last year.
In addition, airlines have also started operating at 100 per cent capacity. With restrictions relaxed, people are likely to visit their hometowns. Also, a large number of people are now fully vaccinated could be a factor for rise in passenger traffic.
Besides, the Mumbai International Airport Ltd said that the passenger traffic was inching towards what it was in the pre-COVID days.
BMC officials have stated that any new variant will be enough to rock the boat and therefore, we will monitor the situation very closely. The civic body also requested travellers to undergo tests and also appeal to those with mild symptoms to get tested too
Currently, the situation was under control, said officials adding that they still plan to conduct aggressive testing to keep the infection under check.
The civic body is monitoring the daily cases to see whether there is any rise in view of Diwali.
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