There were few remarks at Narendra Modi government didn’t respond to the virus and had not taken decisions at right time during the coronavirus. Modi held first review meeting after 45 days that pandemic virus enter into Kerala state.
Modi government gave lot of importance to “Namaste Trump” programme followed by dethroning the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh. There were severe criticisms that India could do better if government impose ban on International Flights one month earlier i.e. February. Similar remarks his government faced at the time of lifting the lockdown as well. That cautious Modi government should take all attention on the spread of The UK Strain of COVID-19.
New strain of coronavirus has stirred concerns when India is ready to implement vaccination to the people. The new pandemic virus strain detected in the UK may cause a severe blow to India’s efforts to curb the virus. Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has announced that India will suspend all flights till December 31st. Around 140 passengers were arrived in Karnataka from UK without taking Covid-19 certificates. Five persons from UK landed in New Delhi have also tested positive for Covid-19. Their samples will be checked for new coronavirus strain.
On the other hand, Indian government has imposed new set of restrictions in advance. Maharashtra which is the highest number cases recorded in India has imposed night curfew in Mumbai and other cities. Delhi announced mandatory covid-19 Test for all passengers who are coming from UK. West Bengal has doing contact tracing of flyers came from UK since 15 days. As per the English medical experts, new virus is feared to be 70% more transmissible. India has recorded over 10.1 million cases of coronavirus so far and the death toll mounted over 146K.
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