Extend ban on UK flights until Jan 31: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Image Source : PTI Extend ban on UK flights until Jan 31: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged the Centre to increase the ban on flights between India and the UK until January 31 in view of the “extremely serious” COVID state of affairs in that nation.
“The Centre has decided to lift the ban and start UK flights. In view of the extremely serious situation in UK, I would urge central government to extend the ban till January 31,” Kejriwal mentioned on Twitter.
“With great difficulty, people have brought COVID situation in control. UK’s COVID situation is very serious. Now, why lift ban and expose our people to risk?” the chief minister mentioned.
India had suspended all passenger flights connecting the 2 international locations from December 23 to January 7 as a brand new and extra contagious variant of the coronavirus emerged within the UK.
Nine residents of the nationwide capital have thus far been discovered contaminated with the brand new coronavirus variant.
So far, 66 folks, together with those that lately returned from the UK and their contacts, have examined optimistic for coronavirus. Most of them have been saved in a separate isolation facility on the LNJP Hospital right here.
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had mentioned on Saturday flights from India to the UK will resume from January 6, whereas companies from that nation to right here would resume January 8 onwards.
Puri had tweeted, “30 flights will function each week. 15 every by Indian & UK carriers. This schedule is legitimate until 23 Jan 2021. Further frequency will likely be decided after evaluation”.
According to the usual working procedures issued by the well being ministry, all passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 could be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 checks on arrival.
Moreover, every passenger arriving from the UK must deliver his or her COVID-19 adverse report from a take a look at achieved 72 hours previous to the journey, it mentioned.
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