"No regular foreign flights till January 31," announces Govt.

India recorded 9,419 new cases on Thursday

New Delhi: Taking notes from the increase in the cases of Omicron, on Thursday, the Govt. has announced not to resume the regular commercial (foreign) flights till January 31, 2022. The flights under the "air bubble" agreements are permitted to carry on as before.

According to the Govt. officials, international flights were earlier scheduled to resume from December 15. However, the outbreak of the new 'Omicron' variant in several nations, now, the country has put a hold on the plans for international flights to resume.

Due to the announcement not to resume the commercials flight till  January 31, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular that this restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by it.

In a survey, India recorded 9,419 new Covid cases on Thursday, a daily spike that's 11.6 per cent higher than the previous day. The survey took the active caseload to 94,742. At least 159 deaths were also recorded in the day.

Recently, nine patients have detected Omicron in Rajasthan. According to State Health Minister Parsadi, Lal Meena said, "All the nine people in Rajasthan who were found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus were discharged from a government hospital here on Thursday after they tested negative for the infection twice."

Their reports for blood, CT scan and all other tests are normal and they have been advised to remain in home quarantine for a week, he said. Dr Sudhir Bhandari, principal of Sawai Mansingh Medical College, said research on the Omicron variant is currently underway.