Six passengers traveling on Air India’s London-Delhi flight tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival, a senior government official said on December 22.
Read also: Coronavirus, December 22 updates
The flight landed around 11.30pm on December 21. “Five COVID-positive passengers were found at the Delhi airport. A passenger, who took a connecting flight to Chennai, was tested there and tested positive, ”the official said.
On December 21, the government said that all flights between the UK and India will be suspended from December 23 to December 31 in light of the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus in that country.
Also read: New strain of coronavirus | The center stops flights to and from the UK
He also said that all passengers coming from the UK on December 21 and 22 will be mandatorily screened for coronavirus upon arrival at airports.
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