Monday 21 December, 2020 | 3:53 PM
NEW DELHI: Flights to and from the UK have been banned till December 31 over a new fast-spreading strain of the virus in that country, the government said. Considering the prevailing situation in UK, the government of India has decided that all flights originating from UK to India to be suspended till 31st December, said the centre. Consequently flights from India to UK shall stand temporarily suspended during above said period.
Passengers of flights from UK arriving before midnight tomorrow will have to take an RT-PCR test at airports.
A joint monitoring group on COVID-19 had met this morning to discuss the mutant virus that has spread rapidly in the UK.
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