More countries impose travel bans, suspension from India

With India buckling under a deadly second wave of the coronavirus crisis and hospitals in the country running out of beds and oxygen supplies, countries across the world have announced travel bans and restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Khaleej Times reported that the UAE has become one of 18 countries to announce a suspension on incoming flights from India. It was announced that the UAE would be suspending all inbound flights effective Saturday, sparking a demand for last minute tickets and causing many residents to worry for their loved ones stuck in the country.

The other countries are US, UK, France, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Oman, Kuwait, The Netherlands, Thailand, Maldives, Philippines, Cambodia, Australia, and Ukraine.

India recorded more than 2,000 COVID deaths on Wednesday and almost 300,000 new cases, among the world’s biggest daily totals since the pandemic began, official data showed.

In an address to the nation on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country of 1.3 billion people was ‘once again fighting a big fight’.

In the wake of the ongoing COVID situation, world leaders have also had to reconsider their trips to the country. UK premier Boris Johnson cancelled his visit for the second time, while Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced he was postponing his trip originally set for the end of April.

(https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-pandemic/india-covid-crisis-19-countries-that-have-imposed-travel-bans-suspensions)