BELAGAVI
In the wake of two Omicron cases traced in Bengaluru on Thursday, Belagavi police has stepped up checking at Karnataka borders, but rules appear to have been relaxed for Goans entering Belagavi.
After a pause of about a month, check posts have been activated from Thursday as vehicles and passengers have to go through rigorous checks. The Belagavi police have deployed additional personnel at Kognoli on the NH4, Bachi on the Belagavi-Vengurla road and at Kankumbi on the Belagavi-Chorla Road.
While passengers coming from Maharashtra and Kerala have to produce fully vaccinated certificate and an RT-PCR negative report in the last 72 hours, authorities are considerate for Goans who have to only have to produce a fully vaccinated certificate.
In case of emergency cases especially for those who do not carry any one of these, a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is conducted by health department staff who are assisting the police.
“People entering from Maharashtra have to produce a fully vaccinated certificate as well as the RT-PCR negative report, whereas Goans can enter Belagavi by producing certificates of both the doses,” Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi told The Goan.
Meanwhile, authorities have also issued high alert in the district as testing has been increased.
