Delhi orders 7-day mandatory institutional quarantine for passengers arriving from UK

The Delhi government on Friday imposed restrictions on the arrivals from the United Kingdom, ordering isolation and quarantine for the passengers depending on the results of the self-paid RT-PCR tests for the coronavirus. The order came after a new strain, believed to more transmissible, was discovered in the UK.

“All those arriving from UK, who test positive will be isolated in an isolation facility,” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, attaching a copy of the order. “Negative ones will be taken to a quarantine facility for 7 days followed by 7 days home quarantine.”

Strict surveillance will be kept on those who test negative following the completion of their mandatory quarantine, the order said. “This will be applicable on trial basis for a period of one week, i.e. 14.01.2020,” it said.