of India has decided that all flights originating from UK to India to be suspended till 31st December 2020," the Aviation Ministry said in a tweet. In a "measure of abundant precaution," it added, passengers arriving from Britain on transit flights would be subject to a mandatory RT-PCR test on arrival. India has recorded more than 10 million Covid-19 infections, the second-highest in the world after the US, and 145,000 deaths. More than a dozen European nations have already banned flights and travellers from Britain, with more expected to take action. Health authorities in Britain's former colony Hong Kong also said UK flights would be banned from Tuesday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 21, 2020 10:30 UTC