NEW DELHI: Maharashtra has imposed night curfew from 11pm to 6am in view of the new coronavirus strain due to which Christmas and New Year celebrations, large gatherings, parties, functions, shops, hotels and theatres will have to wind up at 11pm. People have been advised to reach home before 11pm and not step out till 6am unless there is an emergency.
Karnataka has made Covid tests mandatory for passengers arriving from Denmark and the Netherlands, too. Everyone with a history of travel from the UK since December 7 will be traced and tested, the state health department said.
In a circular to all airlines, aviation regulator DGCA asked them to strictly adhere to the arrival deadline of 11.59pm on Tuesday for flights from the UK. Air India and Vistara have advanced their Tuesday departures from Mumbai and Delhi by five and 10 hours, respectively, so that these flights can return ahead of the shutdown. Airlines operating between India and other countries are barred from allowing an
New coronavirus strain detected in UK still not found in India: health official
Passengers wearing protective face masks wait to exit upon arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after India cancelled all flights from the UK.
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The new more transmissible coronavirus strain detected in Britain has not yet been found in India, a senior government official said on Tuesday, as Indian health authorities prepared to screen all passengers arriving from the United Kingdom since November 25.
VK Paul, a top Covid-19 adviser to PM Narendra Modi, said the new virus strain would have no impact on vaccines being developed in India.
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While the UK officially exited the European Union on January 31, the impact of its departure has yet to fully manifest itself on either side of the English Channel.
This will all change on December 31 when the transition period ends and Brexit becomes a reality, and despite a last-minute trade deal giving both parties a Christmas present, January 1 2021 will mark the beginning of a new age.
For observers of the Brexit process, the last four years have been an endless purgatory of political brickmanship and negotiations with question marks on many issues still left unanswered.
For the major ports on Europe s western shores, however, the schism between the UK and the bloc has meant that meticulous planning for Britain s eventual departure has been underway since the EU referendum result in June 2016.
NEW DELHI: India on Monday suspended all scheduled passenger flights to and from the UK between December 23 and 31, joining dozens of countries that have clamped limited or comprehensive travel bans in a worldwide scramble to keep out the new coronavirus strain spreading fast across Britain.
Travellers from the UK landing at any Indian airport before the flight ban kicks in at midnight Tuesday will have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR tests, based on which institutional quarantine for at least 14 days or monitored home isolation for a week will be advised, civil aviation minister H S Puri tweeted.
Maharashtra went a step further and imposed a 11pm to 6am night curfew within municipal corporation limits across the state from Tuesday till January 5, citing the emergence of the new coronavirus strain. Only emergency services such as transportation and supply of milk and vegetables will be allowed. Christmas and New Year celebrations, large gatherings, parties, functions, shops, hotels a