With the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in India, many countries have banned international travel from India at the moment. Check the full list of countries below. By Kumar Shree
In light of the second wave in India, many countries like the United Kingdom, UAE, Kuwait, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and New Zealand have banned flights from India, for the time being. Other countries like France has declared mandatory quarantine for passengers arriving from India. The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), on the other hand, has advised against any travel to India. As reported by Money Control, “Travellers should avoid all travel to India… Because of the current situation, even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to India,” the advisory said for US passengers.
Here’s a list of country-wise bans and restrictions upon travel to and from India.
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Australia
Australia has put India on its ‘red list’ of high-risk countries. The restriction applies to all flights to and from India.
Canada
Canada has temporarily banned all passenger flights from India for 30 days starting April 22. However, the ban does not apply to cargo flights.
France
While France has not banned international flights from India, it has introduced a mandatory 10-day quarantine for all incoming passengers.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong has also banned all international travel from India till May 3. The decision came in after 47 passengers on a flight from Delhi tested positive upon arrival.
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Indonesia
Indonesia has stopped issuing visas for all foreigners who have been in India in the last 14 days. Indonesia put the curb after 12 passengers on a chartered flight from Chennai carrying 129 people tested positive on arrival. Indonesia will, however, allow its citizens to return from India with strict health screening and mandatory quarantine.
Kuwait
Kuwait has suspended all direct commercial flights from India starting April 24. Kuwait has also banned all passengers coming from India either directly or via another country. Only those who have spent 14 days out of India can seek entry to Kuwait. Freight flights can continue to operate as usual.
New Zealand
After not reporting any local cases for about 40 days, New Zealand found 23 new COVID-19 positive cases. Coincidentally, 17 of them happened to be from India. After the incident, the country banned inflow of travellers from India. As of now, the ban will be in effect till April 28.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The UAE has also banned international travel from India from April 25. All Indian citizens and any international traveller who has been to India in the last 14 days cannot seek entry into the Emirate from any international destination. Like many other countries, UAE has also excluded UAE nationals and diplomats from the ban.
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The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has also put India on its travel ‘red list’ along with 39 other countries. The UK will not allow entry to anyone who has visited any of these countries in the last 10 days. Only British and Irish citizens can return and must undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine.
The United States of America
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised all its citizens to avoid travel to India through a travel advisory.
Currently, India has an air bubble agreement with 28 countries, while industry experts predict that more counties will impose travel bans on India.
Editor’s Note: Keeping the current situation of the pandemic in mind, T+L India recommends every reader to stay safe, and take all government-regulated precautions in case travel at this time is absolutely necessary. Please follow our stories on #IndiaFightsCorona for all the latest travel guidelines.
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