India extends suspension of UK flights due to coronavirus variant

A family wearing face masks walks past a mobile clinic set up to test for Covid-19 in New Delhi, India (Manish Swarup/AP)

India has extended the suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom until January 7 due to the spread of a coronavirus variant.

The resumption of flights after that date will be strictly regulated, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.