"Stop Flights From Countries Affected By New Variant": Arvind Kejriwal To PM

Yesterday Arvind Kejriwal tweeted to say he had called for a meeting of experts in light of "the threat from (the) new Covid variant from African countries"

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop all flights from countries reporting cases of the new coronavirus strain - B.1.1.529, or Omicron. In view of the threat from new COVID variant from African countries, we have requested experts to make a presentation to DDMA on Mon and suggest what steps we shud take. We will take all steps necessary to protect u and ur family

"I urge Honourable PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant. With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We should do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India," Mr Kejriwal tweeted Saturday morning.

Yesterday Mr Kejriwal tweeted to say he had called for a meeting of medical and scientific experts on Monday in light of "the threat from (the) new Covid variant from African countries".

These experts, he said, would make a presentation to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), he said, to suggest steps to protect the national capital from the B.1.1.529 strain.