Omicron variant: Kejriwal asks PM Modi to stop flights from nations affected by new Covid strain

After WHO cautioned about the new coronavirus strain Omicron, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from countries reporting cases of the new variant.

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"I urge Honourable PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We should do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India,"

Kejriwal had tweeted to say that he had called for a meeting of medical and scientific experts on Monday in light of "the threat from new Covid variants from African countries".

These experts, he said, would make a presentation to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), he said, to suggest steps to protect the national capital from the B.1.1.529 strain.

The Prime Minister is chairing a meeting with top officials this morning to review the Covid situation.

The centre, last night, said scheduled international passenger flights to and from India would be allowed to return to pre-Covid frequencies from December 15.

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