bengaluru those entering bengaluru from maharashtra and kerala without a covid19 negative certificate will have to undergo testing on arrival and remain in institutional quarantine till they test negativeit is mandatory for travellers from these states to submit the rtpcr negative report obtained within 72 hours if the report is not submitted then the healthcare team will swab them the travellers will have to remain in institutional quarantine until the report is received bbmp chief commissioner gaurav gupta has saidhe was speaking at a coordination meeting held between bbmp and the police department on enforcement of covidappropriate behaviour noting that a large number of travellers from kerala and maharashtra are coming to the city the chief commissioner said teams have been deployed at major bus stops and railway stations in this regardbengaluru urban deputy commissioner j manjunath said the rtpcr reports for those coming from maharashtra and kerala will be verified at checkposts if they are not carrying negative report then they will be housed in covid care centres or government hospitals until they are found negative manjunath saidbbmp administrator rakesh singh said rtpcr negative reports are not needed for interdistrict travellers entering bengaluru karnataka saw 1285 new covid cases on monday of which 290 were from bengaluru of the 25 covid fatalities reported in the state five were from bengalurubbmp has been taking precautionary measures such as triage contact tracing isolation and areas with three or more cases are made containment zones to stop the spread he saidsingh said bbmp officers must work in coordination with police to raise awareness among people if citizens are found flouting the rules even after raising awareness they must be penalised and cases must be filed against them he saidgupta stressed the need to abide by the 10pm5am curfew and said police cooperation is key awareness on norms must be raised through loudspeakers he said during the meeting police commissioner kamal pant said those not following rules will be booked