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India Bans All Passenger Flights From The UK Till 31 December Amid New Mutant Coronavirus Strain
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The Ministry of Civil Aviation has suspended all flights from the UK to India till 31 December in the wake of the new mutant strain of novel coronavirus N501Y.
The suspension will start with effect from 23.59 hours on 22 December 2020.
Consequently, all flights from India to UK shall also stand temporarily suspended during the period, said a Ministry tweet.
It added that as a measure of abundant precaution, passengers arriving from the UK in all transit flights should be subjected to mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival at the airports in India.
India's bar on passenger flights follows similar steps by several European countries on Sunday.
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