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oday, sounding out a warning note against the new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the United Kingdom, State Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked the centre to immediately ban all flights arriving from U.K. to save our country as per the scenario.

Mr Kejriwal stated in social media, "New mutation of corona virus has emerged in the UK, which is a super-spreader. I urge the central government to ban all flights from the UK immediately." Earlier, Britain's health minister warned and imposed strict lockdown in London as well as in southeast England for a couple of months because the new strain was "out of control". UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson disclosed on Saturday that millions must cancel Christmas plans and stay at home from Sunday due to covid-19 pandemic. In September, Scientists first discovered the new variant in a patient, according to the sources then in the month of November, They found the new strain was behind a cluster of cases in Kent which spread covid into London and Essex. Meanwhile, they informed the government on December 11.

The Indian Health Ministry has called a meeting and addressed a monitoring group on COVID-19 to discuss about a mutant covid that has spread rapidly in the UK for take an initiative for the same, government sources have said. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan allegedly that today. "The government is alert. There is no need to panic," government in support and procure the people in coming time. No policy ban decision has been taken by Indian flight from the UK but the matter is serious and will be in consideration, people with direct knowledge of the matter. European countries - and some beyond the continent are restricting travel from the UK amid fears and risk over the new infectious strain which affects the country. Some of the countries announced bans on Sunday like Austria, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France and the Netherlands, with others expected to follow. Meanwhile some flights to Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are temporarily suspended, departing from or arriving in the UK.