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New Delhi, Dec. 30, 2020 India, on Wednesday, extended the ban on flights to and from Britain by a week beyond Dec. 31 following 20 cases of new mutated coronavirus strain detected over the past 24 hours.
The country’s Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, announced that after Jan. 7, 2021, regulated resumption of flights would take place.
“Decision has been taken to extend the temporary suspension of flights to and from the UK till Jan. 7, 2021.
“Thereafter, strictly regulated resumption will take place for which details will be announced shortly,’’ tweeted Puri.
The Federal Health Ministry had recommended to the Civil Aviation Ministry the extension of the temporary suspension of flights originating from Britain till Jan. 7.
New COVID strain: India extends suspension of flights from UK
By PTI| Posted by Minhaj Adnan | Updated: 30th December 2020 2:29 pm IST Representational Image by Danilo Bueno from Pixabay
New Delhi: Passenger flights between the UK and India would remain suspended till January 7 and they will resume in a “strictly regulated” manner thereafter, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
The Civil Aviation Ministry had last week suspended all flights between the European country and India from December 23 to December 31 as a mutated variant of the coronavirus was detected there.
Puri’s announcement has come following a recommendation by the Union Health Ministry to extend the suspension of India-UK flights till January 7.
Updated Dec 30, 2020 | 13:55 IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs has mandated that States and UTs may impose local restrictions in order to contain the spread of COVID-19. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan briefs the media | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: In the wake of New Year celebration, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday wrote a letter to all the states and union territories asking them to curb crowding. Bhushan also directed the States and UTs to keep a tab on all the events that could be a potential superspreader.
So far, 107 samples have undergone genome sequencing in India, and 20 UK returnees have tested positive for the new more infectious coronavirus strain.
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