Over 100 foreign returnees near Mumbai untraceable amid Omicron scare

Mumbai: Authorities in Maharashtra said 109 out of 295 recent foreign returnees in Thane district were untraceable currently amid the growing cases of Omicron, coronavirus.

Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) chief Vijay Suryavanshi said that the mobile phones of some of these people were switched off while many of the last given addresses were found to be locked.

“Even if it is negative, they will have to undergo another 7-day home quarantine and it would be the duty of housing society members to ensure the norm is not violated. Marriages, gatherings etc are being watched to curb violations,” he added.