Jagriti Rai ( intern journalist ) , New Delhi : The ministry of civil aviation has further extended the ban on all flights between India and UK till February 14 , the ministry declared so in an official statement . This was done to prevent the spread of the new strain of covid going around in the UK
Earlier this month, the Union health ministry stated that a passenger coming from the UK can board a flight to India only when he has a negative test report from a sample taken 72 hours prior to the journey
Moreover, as per the rules, the passenger also has to take the RT-PCR test on arrival at the entry airport in India
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday that travelers coming from the UK to the national capital will have to undergo a seven-day institutional quarantine and a seven day home quarantine even if they test negative for covid 19 on arrival
India has suspended all passenger flights between UK and India from December 23 to January 7 as a new variant of covid. Emerged in the UK. Over 60 passenger flights per week were flying between India and the UK in December before the decision
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