Corona New Strain: India extends ban on flights from UK till January 7

New Delhi: India has imposed a temporary ban on flights to and from the UK until 7 January to prevent the spread of new strains of the corona virus. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has given this information.

Significantly, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had last week halted the airlines between India and Britain from December 23 to 31, after which it has now been extended to January 7, 2021.

New Corona Strain reported in India:

So far 20 cases of new strains of Corona virus from Britain have been reported in India. On Tuesday, the more contagious form ([strain]] of the corona virus found in Britain knocked in India. The government had said on Tuesday that six people from Britain in various states of the country have been found infected with the new form of corona strain. Since then, a new strain of Corona has been found in a total of 20 people.

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Before this, “Considering the prevailing situation in the UK, the government of India has decided that all flights. Flights originating from the UK to India shall be temporarily suspended till December 31, 2020. This suspension will start from 11.59pm, December 22, 2020,” the ministry had announced.

The Union health ministry said on Tuesday all international passengers who have arrived in India. During the last 14 days – from December 9 to December 22 this year. If symptomatic and tested positive for the coronavirus disease will have to undergo genome sequencing.

The variant of the coronavirus, which could be up to 70% more transmissible, is spreading rapidly in Britain and is not thought to be more deadly or to cause more serious illness, according to prime minister Boris Johnson and his board of scientific advisors.

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