Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday reiterated his government’s demand for a ban on international flights as the national capital reported its first case of Omicron variant of the coronavirus taking India’s tally to five so far.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been tweeting and also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider stopping international flights, saying the city gets affected the most.
On Sunday, the Delhi health minister said banning international flights is the most effective way to contain the spread of the Omicron variant.