Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said future decisions on Covid-19 SOPs will be taken in consultation with the Union Health Ministry and the state Task Force, amid a difference between the Centre and the state over guidelines for international travellers in the wake of the new variant of SARS-CoV2.

Talking to reporters, Pawar said it takes seven-eight days to know if anyone has been infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. He said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has held a meeting with all district collectors and given instructions. At the national level, the prime minister is also looking into it, he noted.