New Delhi, Nov 28: The Central government has decided to have a second thought on resuming scheduled international commercial flights.

The government will also review the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for testing and surveillance of incoming passengers, especially from countries identified as ‘at risk of the COVID-19’s new variant ‘Omicron’.

According to sources, the decisions were taken at an urgent meeting that was held a day after a high-level review by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the new COVID-19 variant of concern ‘Omicron’.

The meeting was chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and attended by various stakeholders.