Covid-19’s ‘Omicron’ variant: CM Arvind Kejriwal urges PM Modi to stop international flights
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the international flights ‘as soon as possible’ as many nations are taking advance steps to stay safe from a new variant of covid-19 ‘Omicron’ detected in South Africa.
Making an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Kejriwal today tweeted in Hindi: “Several countries have restricted flights from Omicron-affected nations. Why are we delaying?” Israel and Japan have announced massive travel restrictions to check the spread of the new variant.
“In the first wave too, we had delayed the ban on flights. Most international flights land in Delhi, and the city gets affected the most. PM Sahib, please stop the flights,” he further said.
I have requested Hon’ble PM to immediately stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. Any delay could be very harmful. pic.twitter.com/UyokSGcFhU
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 28, 2021
The Uddhav Thackeray government in Maharashtra has also decided to request the central government to suspend flights from the 12 countries where the new variant has been found.
The Maharashtra Chief Minister is expected to speak to the Prime Minister for stricter guidelines for international travelers.
In India, the government has announced certain entry rules for those arriving from the affected nations. Every international passenger coming to India has to fill a self-declaration form and show a negative RT-PCR test report.
India delayed the curbs on international flights when the first Covid wave had hit the country last year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted this.
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