Bengaluru : After Delhi CM Aravind Kejriwal, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has urged the Central government to impose a “Travel Ban” on passengers coming from South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana to contain a potential surge in the number of Covid-19 Omicron cases.

A new strain of the Covid-19 has appeared abroad, which is mainly seen in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana. European nations have imposed restrictions and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also raised the alarm against the new variant, Bommai said.

Stating that there were no details available about the impact of the new variant, Bommai pointed out that he has learnt that it is a super spreader.

Bommai said he has ordered restrictions at the airport people arrive from countries where the Omicron variant has been detected. The travellers will be let go only if they test negative for Covid-19; else, they will be sent to a containment zone.

Superstating that there was a high prevalence of Covid-19 among people coming from Kerala, Bommai said that he has ordered precautionary measures in Dakshina Kannada, Madikeri, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts, which border Kerala, and that the restrict the covid norms.