India made seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day, as it issued revised guidelines for international passengers. The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government orders. The new order comes in the wake of coronavirus cases rising across the globe since the detection of the Omicron variant. Previously, travellers coming from countries specified as “at risk” had to submit sample for COVID testing post-arrival and were required to wait for their results at the airport before leaving or taking a connecting flight.

No weekend curfew for now, PM Modi

Days after Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar warned that the city might go under another lockdown if fresh Covid cases crossed the 20,000 mark, the mayor on Friday said no decision on the weekend curfew would be taken as of now.

The Mumbai Mayor added: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual review meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday evening on the Covid situation in Mumbai.