New variant threat: Kerala mulls quarantine for int’l passengers

Date:

With the detection of a new Covid variant — Omicron — in South Africa, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday the state is mulling quarantine for international passengers arriving to the state.

Speaking to mediapersons here, George said the Centre is in touch with the states and utmost caution has been advised.

The state will follow the directives coming from the Centre, she added.

“So far, things are under control. But in the wake of reports of a new variant, the accepted Covid protocols — use of sanitisers, masks and social distancing — have to be strictly observed. With regard to quarantine for those arriving from abroad, the Centre’s guidelines are expected and we will also be cautious on that aspect,” said George.

The scare of the new variant comes at a time when Kerala for the past few months has been registering 50 per cent of the daily new cases in the country, and has a similar record of having a high percentage of the total number of active cases.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

spot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

Telangana CM Casts Vote in Legislative Council By-Election

Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy exercised his voting rights...

Hyderabad on High Alert: Heatwave Forecasted for April

As the scorching sun beats down on Hyderabad, residents...

Elon Musk Announces Free Premium Features for X Users

Elon Musk announced on Thursday that users of the...

Siddharth and Aditi Rao Hydari Not Married But Engaged

Amid swirling rumors, it's speculated that actors Siddharth and...