Stop flights from countries hit by new COVID variant 'Omicron': Arvind Kejriwal urges PM Modi

Arvind Kejriwal said all measures should be taken to prevent the new COVID-19 strain 'Omicron' from entering India. 

New Delhi: Amid the fear of ‘Omicron’ gripping the world, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday (November 27) requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop flights from countries hit by the new coronavirus variant. 

Kejriwal said all measures should be taken to prevent the new COVID strain from entering India. 

“I urge the PM to stop flights from those countries which are affected by new variant (of COVID-19). With great difficulty, our country has recovered from Corona. We should do everything possible to prevent this new variant from entering India,” the Delhi CM said in a tweet.