New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the flights coming to India from regions affected with the new variant (Omicron) of coronavirus. He added that any delay may prove to be harmful.
"Our country has fought a tough fight against corona for the last one and half years. With great difficulty and due to the selfless service of millions of our Covid warriors, our country has recovered from coronavirus," the AAP leader wrote in the letter to PM.
Citing restriction on the arrival of flights to India from covid affected regions across the world, Kejriwal said many countries including Europe has imposed ban on the air travel as a precaution after the new variant of Corona surfaced in South Africa. He added that restriction on air travel can prevent India from the new virus. He also warn that delay in the action can be harmful.
The B.1.1.529 commonly known as Omicron variant was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021 and the WHO also described this new strain as dangerous.
Meanwhile, he has also called a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Monday to discuss the steps to be taken in view of the threat of the new strain.
