Delhi govt. announces institutional quarantine for UK returnees
Mutant Coronavirus Strain: As India-UK flights resumed partially, an Air India flight from the UK with 256 passengers on board landed in the national capital on Friday. Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal has announced a slew of measures in the wake of Covid strain in India.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while sharing the order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, said: "To protect Delhiites from exposure to the virus from the UK, the Delhi government takes important decisions."
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"All those arriving from the 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 of home quarantine," he added.
Meanwhile, strict surveillance will be kept on persons who will be kept in home quarantine after completion of mandatory institutional quarantine.
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According to the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, only 30 flights per week – 15 each by Indian and UK carriers – will be allowed to operate till January 23.
Ahead of the partial resumption of India-UK flights, the Delhi airport has advised passengers to maintain a gap of over 10 hours between their arrival from the UK and the connecting flight to their cities.
-PTC News
