Delhi: After six persons tested positive for the new COVID strain, The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday said there could be a short extension of ban on flights from the UK.
“Once we have genome sequencing completed and a fuller extent of the picture, that will give us the confidence to open up flights again,” said Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Puri at a press conference on Tuesday.
The ban on Indian and British airlines providing services to the UK was imposed last week and is in force till December 31.
On similar ban on flights from countries like South Africa, where the strain has been confirmed, Puri said the government was monitoring the situation.
Bhubaneswar: Rath Yatra was celebrated with great enthusiasm not just in Odisha, but across the…
Bhubaneswar: A youth reportedly drowned in an artificial lake while making reels in Odisha's Khurda…
New Delhi: Six days after being granted bail in a money-laundering case linked to a…
Srinagar: Four soldiers of Indian Army were killed and six others injured after terrorists attacked…
Balasore: A Special POCSO Court has sentenced a man to jail for 20 years for…
Bhubaneswar: The proposed irrigation project over river Brutang in Odisha's Nayagarh district has been issued…
Mumbai: Having lost his wife after their scooter was hit from behind by a BMW…
New Delhi: Russia extended Narendra Modi a hearty welcome on Monday evening as the Indian Prime…