India will suspend flights from and to the UK from Tuesday midnight till December 31, joining others in announcing travel bans over a new strain of the coronavirus in the European country. Europe and regions from Canada to Hong Kong suspended travel links to the UK, as a full lockdown came into force in London and southeast England to contain a mutation to the coronavirus. As a measure of abundant precaution, passengers arriving from UK in all transit flights (flights that have taken off or flights which are reaching India before 22nd Dec at 23.59 hrs) should be subject to mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival at the airports concerned,” said India s civil aviation ministry on Twitter, referring to a medical scan to detect the disease.
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Taking serious note and consideration of the newly found Covid-19 strain in the United Kingdom, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is holding an emergency meeting today. The Joint Monitoring Group (JGM) called the meeting to deliberate on the latest alarming developments in the UK, said a senior government official. “Government is alert, no need to panic” is what Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on new strain of coronavirus in the UK.
The Indian government has decided to suspend all flights originating from the UK till 31st December, as a safety measure. This suspension will be in effect from 22nd December and all the flights which are in transit will have a mandatory RT-PCR test on their arrival. This announcement has been made today by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Who will get the first Covid vaccine in India? Health Minister says have prioritised 30 cr people
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan chairing the 22nd meeting of the High-level Group of Ministers on COVID-19.
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the Centre has prioritised 30 crore people for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
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ANI, he said, After consultation with experts, we ve prioritised 30 crore people for COVID vaccine. It includes health workers, frontline workers like police, military & sanitation staff, people above 50 yrs & those who are below 50 yrs but are suffering from certain diseases .
New COVID-19 strain: Rajasthan CM asks Centre to ban all flights from UK, other European countries
In a tweet, Gehlot said India was late in banning international flights when COVID-19 had started spreading, leading to a drastic spike in cases in the country.
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JAIPUR: Expressing concern over the
new coronavirus strain in the UK, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday asked the Centre to take prompt action, prepare a contingency plan and immediately ban all flights from the UK and other European countries.
In a tweet, Gehlot said India was late in banning international flights when COVID-19 had started spreading, leading to a drastic spike in cases in the country.