AS THE UK is all set to start the mass vaccination drive against Covid-19 next week, many Indians want to travel to the country to get the vaccine.
Travel agents in India said that they have started receiving enquiries from people who want to go to the UK 'as soon as possible' to get the jab.
Britain on Wednesday(2) became the first country in the world to approve the Covid-19 vaccine developed by US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.
A Mumbai-based travel agent is planning to launch a three-night package to the UK for the Indians who want to get the benefit of the mass vaccination drive, reported PTI.
Travel agents respond to queries saying that 'it is too early to say whether Indians can get vaccine in UK'.
Reports say that the UK will give the Covid vaccine first to the elderly and health workers.
Nishant Pitti, co-founder and CEO, EaseMyTrip.com said that UK visa holders in India are asking about the possibility of going to the UK to get the jab.
"We are waiting for clarity from the UK government on whether there would be compulsory quarantine requirements for travellers who want to get vaccinated and whether Indian passport holders are eligible for vaccination there or not," he told PTI.
The recent UK government rules state that from December 15, every international arrival in the country would have to remain in self isolation for five days and then get the RT-PCR test done on the sixth day. The passenger can leave isolation on the sixth day if found Covid-negative in the test.
Jyoti Mayal, president, Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) advises people to 'wait and watch' before taking a decision on Covid vaccination.
Clifford had previously denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters, Louise Hunt, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28. (Photo: Hertfordshire Police /Handout via REUTERS)
Man pleads guilty to crossbow murders of BBC presenter’s family
A 26-YEAR-OLD man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to murdering two daughters of a BBC sports commentator and stabbing to death their mother in a crossbow attack.
Kyle Clifford had previously denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of horseracing commentator John Hunt, and their daughters, Louise Hunt, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28.
However, appearing via video link at Cambridge Crown Court in eastern England, Clifford changed his pleas.
The court heard that Clifford tied up Louise Hunt, his former partner, binding her arms and ankles with duct tape before shooting her in the chest with a crossbow at the family home last July.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, one count of false imprisonment, and two counts of possessing offensive weapons. However, Clifford denied raping Louise.
The murders took place at the family home in the commuter town of Bushey, near Watford, northwest of London.
Clifford was arrested in July following a manhunt after the bodies of the three women were discovered.
(With inputs from AFP)