As the country has recorded over 20 cases of omicrons in just three days, while many COVID-19-positive samples undergo genome testing, 50 per cent want the central government to stop all Vande Bharat flights coming from those countries. Suspend where there are 20 or more ohmmicrons. The cases have been detected as per a survey.
The survey was conducted by the online platform LocalCircle and received over 18,000 responses from citizens residing in 317 districts of the country.
It was conducted to understand the view that people want the government to lift international flight restrictions and also strengthen the quarantine process so that the risk of spreading omicrons is minimized, according to a statement.
The government has identified 14 countries as “at risk” countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, as well as European countries such as the UK and Singapore.
People were also asked whether it should be made mandatory for district health officials to conduct inspection or location tracking of a person undergoing home quarantine. In response, only 16% said it was not required and 84% said it should be made mandatory, indicating that a majority of district officials regularly inspect or track persons arriving on international flights and Those under home quarantine reduce the risk of the Omicron variant. , The question received 8,590 responses in the survey.
People want the government to streamline the home quarantine process by effectively tracking and tracing these individuals so that the risk of omicrons spreading through them is minimized, it said. Scheduled Commercial International Passenger Flight Services India Now suspended for about 21 months due to the pandemic.
In order to facilitate international air travel, the government has allowed the operation of flight services in a limited manner under the Vande Bharat Mission and air bubble agreements with various governments. At present, India has air bubble agreements with 31 countries. Afghanistan and others from Bangladesh including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, UAE, UK and US.
Reports from several states suggest that international travelers have either gone untraceable after exiting the airport or have allegedly deliberately given false contact information about themselves. The risk is that if these travelers start going out, meeting others and visiting tourist places, they are likely to infect many more people, LocalCircle said in the release.
“According to the people, the need of the hour is for the government to ensure that a traveler coming from an ‘at-risk’ country validates their phone number or e-mail address through an OTP to be approved for home quarantine. Will happen. If it doesn’t, the passenger should be put in mandatory institutional quarantine,” said Sachin Taparia, founder, LocalCircle. People also suggested that the location tracking of passengers should be done through WhatsApp or Aarogya Setu or any other mechanism. They maintain home quarantine discipline, Taparia said.
Also, the transfer of information of passengers sent by airport authorities to the district administration should be done in real-time, LocalCircle said. It said the findings of the survey indicate that people want timely action on these two recommendations, which is helpful in isolating Omicron cases and slowing its spread and possibly preventing a third wave.
The survey received over 18,000 responses from citizens living in 317 districts of India. 68% of the respondents were male while 32% of the respondents were female.
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