Delhi has now extended its order, related to the 14-day quarantine, for passengers arriving from the UK until January 31. This move has been taken amid fears of the new strain of Coronavirus.
As per the reports, as many as 109 cases of the new UK strain of virus have been traced in India, with seven of them detected within the final 24 hours.
Earlier, the administration had applied a compulsory seven-day institutional and seven-day residence quarantine on travelers coming from the UK, even when they tested negative for COVID-19 on arrival.
Referring to the up-to-date rule, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that to guard Delhiites from exposure to the virus from the UK, the government has taken necessary steps. He added that these arriving from the UK must mandatorily bear a self-paid RT-PCR test on arrival at the airport, the Chief Minister further added that those arriving from the UK and testing positive can be Isolated at an isolation facility, whereas the negative ones can be taken to a quarantine facility for seven days, followed by seven days of residence quarantine.
Officers within the know-how informed that they’re preserving a cautious watch, and are in touch with respective states for enhanced surveillance, testing, containment, and dispatch of samples to designated labs.
Reportedly, the Delhi government also introduced that a COVID-19 vaccination drive is being scheduled to start out on January 16, which can be carried throughout 81 places within the national capital.
