The scenario is becoming closely monitored and frequent guidance is becoming offered to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing, and dispatch of samples to INSACOG laboratories.
The presence of the new United Kingdom variant of the virus has currently been reported by numerous nations, such as Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon, and Singapore.
Meanwhile, a flight from the United Kingdom landed in Delhi on Friday with 256 passengers on board amid issues about the mutant strain that emerged in Britain. The flights from the UK resumed on Friday right after the government suspended services on December 23.
According to the normal operating procedures issued by the wellness ministry, all passengers coming from the UK among January 8 and January 30 would be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 tests on arrival.
(Inputs from ANI and PTI)