The order will come into drive from April 1. (FILE)
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat authorities on Saturday introduced {that a} unfavourable COVID-19 RT-PCR take a look at report shall be obligatory for these arriving from different states.
Earlier, the federal government had made unfavourable take a look at report should just for these coming from neighbouring Maharashtra which has been worst hit by the pandemic.
“The coronavirus an infection price is rising in lots of states of the nation. It’s also seen that prevalence of COVID-19 is excessive amongst those that have journey historical past,” the state well being division mentioned in a notification.
In view of this, these coming into Gujarat from different states will need to have undergone RT-PCR take a look at within the earlier 72 hours and carry a unfavourable report, it mentioned.
The order will come into drive from April 1. In the previous couple of days Gujarat has been witnessing a surge in circumstances of coronavirus with Ahmedabad and Surat being the worst affected.
The state recorded 2,190 new circumstances on Friday, highest because the begin of the pandemic
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