Amid rising Covid-19 circumstances in China and concurrently rising the motion of the Indian authorities, opposition get together leaders have began demanding a ban on flights from China to India. In response, the federal government sources declare that the central authorities has made no order to restrict incoming flights from the nation the place a surge of Covid circumstances has been detected, regardless of the opposition events’ rising calls to droop all worldwide flights from China instantly.
‘We haven’t any direct flights from China to India or from India to China, however as of now, there isn’t any such order issued to cease connecting flights to India that are arriving through China. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is an executing ministry; the ultimate resolution will come from the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare (MoHFW),” authorities sources informed ANI.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair this afternoon a high-level assembly to assessment the Covid-19 state of affairs and its associated elements within the county. Within the final six months, India reported 4 circumstances of the BF.7 Omicron sub-variant, which is driving China’s present surge of infections. In accordance with the individuals conscious of the matter, there are presently 10 totally different variants of Covid-19 within the nation, with the newest being BF.7.
“Given the grave COVID-19 situation in China, the government must immediately ban all flights to and from China. Given the increase in the US, Japan, and South Korea and the potential for the emergence of a new lethal variant, India should think about restoring COVID-19 guidelines,” Congress chief Manish Tiwari had tweeted.
On Wednesday, Union Well being Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a high-level assembly to assessment the prevailing Covid-19 state of affairs within the nation and the preparedness of the general public well being system for surveillance, containment, and administration of the pandemic. He urged individuals to comply with Covid-appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated in opposition to Covid-19.
Additionally, after the assembly chaired by Mandaviya, Dr VK Paul, Member-Well being, NITI Aayog, stated that “there is no change with regard to aviation as of now.”
In the meantime, the World Well being Group (WHO) Director-Common Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday known as on China to share the info requested by the world well being physique to know the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic higher.
“We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies we have requested and which we continue to request. As I have said many times before, all hypotheses about the origins of this pandemic remain on the table,” he added. Tedros additionally expressed concern concerning the evolving state of affairs in China, with rising reviews of extreme illness.
“In order to make a comprehensive risk assessment of the situation on the ground, WHO needs more detailed information on disease severity, hospital admissions and requirements for intensive care unit support,” the WHO chief stated.
(With ANI inputs)
