NEW DELHI: Indians are overcrowding the market and are again taking packed flights to holiday destinations despite the authorities’ calls for restraint and caution amid the fast-spreading cases. omicron Types of coronavirus,
In the coastal state of Goa, which is extremely popular as a tourist destination for its beaches and offshore casinos, hotels operate at around 90% occupancy, with some 90 flights landing in the western state daily, increasing the volume of air traffic. returns to pre-pandemic levels. ,
Nilesh said, “For a year people have not celebrated anything. This year we have holiday makers as well as people celebrating their milestone birthdays and weddings. In terms of occupancy, we are pre-COVID. Levels are back,” Nilesh Shah, who heads an apex travel body in the state, told Reuters.
Shah estimated that over a million tourists had entered Goa in December alone as COVID-related restrictions were eased in most parts of India and coronavirus cases hit a one-and-a-half-year low.
but the prime minister Narendra ModiThe U.S. government has warned states not to downplay their defenses as the Omicron version’s cases rise to 358, although no deaths have been reported so far.
trouble ahead?
Vinod Kumar Paul, a senior government official who has advised Modi on the pandemic, said at a press conference on Friday, “There are festivals, there is a new year and we are seeing that it can cause trouble.”
On Friday, the eastern state of Orissa announced new restrictions, banning all social gatherings till January 2 and limiting people to a church for Christmas. This follows similar restrictions announced by the Indian Capital Territory of New Delhi this week.
On Thursday, an Indian court urged ModiGovernment to postpone political rallies in states facing elections due to surge in Omicron infections.
elections to the state assembly Answer The state, where more than 220 million people live, is scheduled for early 2022, but final dates have yet to be announced. Local elections are also due in three other states at the same time.
In all, India contributed 34.8 million . have entered covid cases and nearly 480,000 deaths during the pandemic so far.
The Modi government has rushed to vaccinate all 944 million adults in the country and have given at least one dose to 88% of them.
In the coastal state of Goa, which is extremely popular as a tourist destination for its beaches and offshore casinos, hotels operate at around 90% occupancy, with some 90 flights landing in the western state daily, increasing the volume of air traffic. returns to pre-pandemic levels. ,
Nilesh said, “For a year people have not celebrated anything. This year we have holiday makers as well as people celebrating their milestone birthdays and weddings. In terms of occupancy, we are pre-COVID. Levels are back,” Nilesh Shah, who heads an apex travel body in the state, told Reuters.
Shah estimated that over a million tourists had entered Goa in December alone as COVID-related restrictions were eased in most parts of India and coronavirus cases hit a one-and-a-half-year low.
but the prime minister Narendra ModiThe U.S. government has warned states not to downplay their defenses as the Omicron version’s cases rise to 358, although no deaths have been reported so far.
trouble ahead?
Vinod Kumar Paul, a senior government official who has advised Modi on the pandemic, said at a press conference on Friday, “There are festivals, there is a new year and we are seeing that it can cause trouble.”
On Friday, the eastern state of Orissa announced new restrictions, banning all social gatherings till January 2 and limiting people to a church for Christmas. This follows similar restrictions announced by the Indian Capital Territory of New Delhi this week.
On Thursday, an Indian court urged ModiGovernment to postpone political rallies in states facing elections due to surge in Omicron infections.
elections to the state assembly Answer The state, where more than 220 million people live, is scheduled for early 2022, but final dates have yet to be announced. Local elections are also due in three other states at the same time.
In all, India contributed 34.8 million . have entered covid cases and nearly 480,000 deaths during the pandemic so far.
The Modi government has rushed to vaccinate all 944 million adults in the country and have given at least one dose to 88% of them.
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