New Covid strain: Quarantine 'not yet' a must for UAE passengers to Mumbai, Delhi
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Filed on December 22, 2020 | Last updated on December 22, 2020 at 12.41 pm
New Covid-19 variant stokes fears over new wave of viral outbreak
Khaleej Times has learnt.
Earlier, on Monday, India had suspended its flights from the United Kingdom (UK), the epicentre of a fresh Covid-19 variant, till December 31 amid fears over a new wave of the viral outbreak.
However, passengers coming from other countries to Maharashtra will have to be quarantined at home.
All passengers, armed with negative RT-PCR tests, who departed Dubai for Mumbai and New Delhi on Tuesday, were allowed home quarantine, Neeraj Agarwal, Consul – press, information, and culture with the Consulate General of India in Dubai told Khaleej Times.