The United States on Saturday announced that it will begin restricting travel from India next week, in view of the worsening coronavirus s...
The United States on Saturday announced that it will begin restricting travel from India next week, in view of the worsening coronavirus situation and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the virus, CNN reported.
“On the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the administration will restrict travel from India starting immediately,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. “The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India.”
Psaki said the policy would go into effect from May 4. The travel restrictions will not apply to citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States, their spouses or minor children or siblings, or to the parents of citizens or lawful permanent residents who are under 21, according to The New York Times.
The restrictions also do not apply to humanitarian workers, according to CNN.
On April 19, the US had advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India even if they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Ten days later, as the situation in India spiralled out of control, the country issued a Level 4 Travel Advisory, the highest, asking citizens “not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so”.
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