Kejriwal urges PM Modi to ban flights from countries with ‘Omicron’ cases

New Delhi, 27th November: In view of the rising threat of ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter on Saturday morning to urge the government to stop flights from the countries which are affected by the new variant.

“I urge Hon’ble PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We shud do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India,” he wrote.

Amid rising concern about the ‘Omicron’ variant first detected in South Africa, India has alredy added several countries to the list from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India, including post-arrival testing for infection.

I urge Hon’ble PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We shud do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India https://t.co/5LpFULIHKb

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 27, 2021