Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said many international travellers, who have tested negative at the airport, are testing positive after a few days and infecting their family members during the period.
“The cases have increased due to international flights. Even during the earlier wave, the cases rose with flights coming in,” the minister told reporters.
Delhi on Wednesday recorded 238 Omicron cases. There were 165 cases of the new variant a day earlier.
The national capital on Tuesday registered a massive spike in daily COVID-19 with 496 fresh cases, the highest since June 4, while the positivity rate also rose to 0.89 percent along with one fatality.
