New Delhi: The Delhi authorities on Friday introduced a brand new algorithm for individuals who arriving from the United Kingdom and located COVID-19 constructive.
“All those arriving from UK, who test positive will be isolated in an isolation facility. Negative ones will be taken to a quarantine facility for 7 days followed by 7 days home quarantine,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
To defend Delhiites from publicity to virus from UK, Del govt takes imp choices.
All these arriving from UK, who check constructive can be remoted in an isolation facility. Negative ones can be taken to a quarantine facility for 7 days adopted by 7 days residence quarantine pic.twitter.com/hYDsaOn8q1
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 8, 2021
Earlier Delhi CM Kejriwal had urged the Centre to increase the flights ban until January 31 due to the “extremely serious” coronavirus scenario within the UK.
The first flight carrying 256 passengers arrived in Delhi in the present day from London, airport officers knowledgeable.
The ban on flights to the UK was lifted on January 6. 30 flights will function every week – 15 every by Indian and UK carriers. This schedule will proceed until January 23, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had knowledgeable earlier.
Passengers must take an RT-PCR check as much as 72 hours earlier than a flight and on arrival.
Meanwhile, leaders, Rajasthan Chief Ministers Ashok Gehlot, hit out on the Centre for partially lifting the ban and urged authorities to increase the ban.
“Cases of the new corona strain from Britain are increasing in India. The government of India should reconsider the decision to resuming flights from Britain after January 7,” the Rajasthan CM stated.
Kejriwal requested why the ban had been lifted and urged for it to be prolonged until January 31.
“With great difficulty, people have brought the COVID situation in control. UK’s COVID situation is very serious. Now, why lift the ban and expose our people to risk? Centre has decided to lift the ban and start UK flights. In view of the extremely serious COVID situation in the UK, I would urge the central government to extend the ban till January 31,” he wrote.
The whole quantity of people that examined constructive for the brand new UK pressure of the Coronavirus in India reached 75 on Thursday, the particular surveillance report issued by the central authorities stated.
As per the report, a complete of 4,858 folks have been traced who traveled between India and the UK after the circumstances of an infection by new variant got here to mild.
“A total 1,211 travellers from the UK have completed 28 days from their arrival in India. out of 75 people infected with UK variant of COVID-19, 33 were found in Mumbai, 14 in Pune, eight in Thane, nine in Nagpur, two each in Nashik, Aurangabad, Raigad and Buldhana, and one each in Osmanabad, Nanded and Washim,” the report stated.
