E-passes mandatory for those arriving from Kerala to Coimbatore

The Coimbatore district administration has made it compulsory for any passenger arriving from Kerala via train, flight, or road to receive an e-pass and attain their COVID-19 test report from now. This move shows up in the wake of surging cases of COVID in the neighboring state. District authorities affirmed that this measure will secure that those infected from Kerala do not pass into the district, which will further prevent non-essential travel between the two states.

As per the latest news, the health and revenue department has established around 13 check posts across the Coimbatore-Kerala border to maintain an assessment on all vehicles for e-passes and COVID-19 certificates. Reportedly, anyone or any vehicle that fails to fulfill the above standards will be sent back. Referring to this, Deputy Director of Public Health Dr. G Ramesh Kumar said the Coimbatore Corporation has been asked to arrange check posts at the Coimbatore Junction and Podanur railway stations to examine all entrances from Kerala-originating trains for e-passes and COVID-19 negative certificates, without which they will either be greeted back or required to provide a sample and opt for institutional quarantine.

The Deputy Director further announced that while there are no direct flights from Kerala to the district, all entrances from Mumbai flights will be obliged to come with a COVID-19 negative test and an e-pass. He further added that although if they arrive with a negative test, they will be tested again in the district, and will be sent to home quarantine for seven days.