Mumbai airport cuts Rapid PCR test price to Rs 3,900 from Rs 4,500

The citys Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport CSMIA on Saturday said it has reduced the charges for Rapid PCR test for Covid19 at its facility to Rs 3900 from Rs 4500 earlierAlong with this normal RTPCR test costing Rs 600 per passenger is also available at the airport the CSMIA said in a statementThe reduced Rapid PCR test charges will help passengers to avail the Covid19 test at a minimal cost and enable them a safe and secured travel the private airport operator addedIt said that a total of 6732 international passengers who arrived here from atrisk countries as well as other nations on Friday successfully completed their arrival proceduresAlso Read Omicron threat BMC to call home quarantined international travellers 5 times a dayOf these 969 international arrival passengers underwent RTPCR test of which 214 passengers took the standard RTPCR test and 755 passengers opted for Rapid PCR test the CSMIA saidThe aerodrome has set up 100 registration counters and 60 sampling booths including 100 Rapid PCR machines the release statedStating that since 2 per cent of the total flight passengers are required to undergo RTPCR test postarrival testing at random at CSMIA on arrival as per the Government guidelines which are identified by the concerned airlines preferably from different countries it said that such travelers are escorted by the concerned airlines to RTPCR testing area on arrivalFor any of these passenger from among the 2 per cent testing positive in RTPCR test at CSMIA they are managed as per the laid down standard protocol and their samples are also sent for Genomic sequencing CSMIA saidChildren under 5 years of age are exempted from both pre and postarrival testingHowever if found symptomatic for Covid19 on arrival or during home quarantine period they will undergo testing and treated as per laid down protocol the airport operator statedBesides domestic arriving passengers are required to be doublevaccinated or must carry a negative RTPCR test carried out within 72 hours before boarding it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever