MUMBAI, Aug. 15 -- The ministry of civil aviation and the Maharashtra government eased the quarantine norms framed to prevent transmission of covid-19 in the state.

Some international passengers arriving at the airport can now skip the compulsory institutional quarantine, CSMIA said. The move is aimed at reducing the stress for passengers arriving at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and reduce the time taken by them to leave the airport.

"Concessions on quarantine regulations have been made for international passengers travelling because of an emergency and those who have undertaken an RT-PCR test within 96 hours of their journey. The initiative enables arriving passengers to fill the self-declaration form o...