Delhi-Mumbai flights, trains may be suspended as Covid-19 cases spike in national capital

The Maharashtra government is planning to stop flights from Delhi to Mumbai in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in the national capital, sources have said. Train services between Delhi and Mumbai could also be stopped.

While there has been no official communication so far, sources in the Maharashtra government told India Today that formal orders in this regard will be issued shortly.

The action is being considered following a spike in Covid-19 cases in Delhi, the sources added.

Delhi witnessed a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases since October 28 when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time and crossed the 8,000-mark on November 11.

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In the last 24 hours, ending Friday morning, Delhi recorded 7,500 new cases of coronavirus.

The Health Ministry on Thursday had said with the spike in daily new Covid-19 cases and fatalities in Delhi, the spillover effect is being observed in the NCR regions and within Haryana and Rajasthan where the number of coronavirus positive patients is on the rise.

The ministry on Friday said that the Centre is contemplating sending high-level multidisciplinary teams to states and Union territories that are reporting a rise in Covid-19 cases.

“The Union government has advised the State/UT governments to adopt aggressive and widespread testing to ensure that the missed out and undetected positive COVID-19 cases are promptly identified for timely and effective tracing, containment and subsequent treatment,” the statement said.

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