Bengaluru: Karnataka government has enhanced passenger screening at International Airports and Seaports, in view of the new strain of COVID-19 reported from the UK.
According to the circular issued by the state government, in view of the new variant of COVID-19 reported from the United Kingdom, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has decided to suspend all flights originating from the UK to India. In this background, the International Airports at Bengaluru and Mangaluru are hereby instructed to provide the list of passengers arrived from the UK from December 7, 2020, onwards till date.
"It is hereby instructed that for all flights arriving from today (Monday), RT-PCR testing must be done for all passengers originating from the UK, including those transiting in other airports outside the UK. Those who are RT-PCR positive shall be under hospital isolation and positive samples should be sent to NIMHANS, Bengaluru for molecular testing," the circular added.