India extends suspension of flights with Britain to 7 January
A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) checks the temperature of passengers at a railway station, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Mumbai, India November 27, 2020/ Reuters
India has extended until 7 January its suspension of flights with Britain, the civil aviation minister said, as the South Asian nation reported 20 cases of a new infectious strain of coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom.
"Thereafter, strictly regulated resumption will take place for which details will be announced shortly," Hardeep Singh Puri said on Twitter, declaring the week-long extension.
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