South Africa, Botswana, Hong Kong flyers to be quarantined in Lucknow

Flyers coming to Lucknow from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong will have to go in for a 10-day home isolation as a precautionary measure against the new ‘Omicron’ variant of the novel coronavirus.

This will also apply to people of Lucknow visiting these countries on their return.

The World Health Organisation has declared Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) as a ‘variant of concern’.

“All foreign travellers will also be tested through RT-PCR at the airport itself,” said Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Manoj Agrawal, who held a meeting with immigration and Airport Health Organisation on Saturday.

The travellers to these countries will have to follow the 10-day home-isolation rule even if they test negative for Covid-19 at the airport.