New Set of Quarantine Rules for UK Travellers to Delhi
NEW DELHI, Jan 8: All new arrivals from the United Kingdom to Delhi will compulsorily have to undergo 14 days quarantine, including seven days home quarantine, even if they are Covid-negative.
The Delhi government on Friday announced a set of rules for people returning to the national capital from the UK to prevent Delhiites from catching the virus.
“All those arriving from UK, who test positive will be isolated in an isolation facility. Negative ones will be taken to a quarantine facility for 7 days followed by 7 days home quarantine,” chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
He further said that this has been done “to protect Delhiites from exposure to virus from the UK.”
Four more Delhi residents had tested positive for the new coronavirus strain that was first detected in the UK, sources said on Thursday. The Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain appealed to the Centre to extend the ban on flights between India and the UK till the end of January. India resumed restricted flights to the UK from Wednesday.
The total number of people found infected with the mutant variant of Covid-19 in Delhi has gone up to 13.
(Manas Dasgupta)
