"Mr PM, Please Stop International Flights": Arvind Kejriwal On Omicron

Tuesday, 30 November 2021Newsdesk

India delayed the curbs on international flights when the first Covid wave had hit the country last year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted this morning in a sharp reminder to the central government amid a scare over 'Omicron' - a new variant that has been found in at least 13 countries. In a stark warning on Monday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the new variant poses a "very high" global risk and could have "severe consequences" where there are surges.

New Delhi, 30 November 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Making an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr Kejriwal today tweeted in Hindi: "Several countries have restricted flights from Omicron-affected nations. Why are we delaying?" Israel and Japan have announced massive travel restrictions to check the spread of the new variant. "In the first wave too, we had delayed the ban on flights. Most international flights land in Delhi....and the city gets affected the most. PM Sahib, please stop the flights," he further said.

Source - NDTV