US asks citizens to avoid India travel amid coronavirus surge – MENAFN.COM

  • Date: 20-Apr-2021
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US asks citizens to avoid India travel amid coronavirus surge – MENAFN.COM

(MENAFN - NewsBytes) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised United States citizens to avoid traveling to India even if they are fully vaccinated, at a time when the Asian nation is struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19. If a journey can't be avoided, travelers must always wear a mask and maintain a six feet distance from others, the advisory underlined. The body, however, said that fully vaccinated people don't need to get tested unless the destination necessitates it. This order will be imposed from 3 am GMT. Pakistan, Bangladesh, Oman, the Philippines, Qatar, and South Africa are some other countries that are on the red list. "UK and Irish residents and British citizens who've been in India in the past 10 days before their arrival will need to complete hotel quarantine for 10 days from the time of arrival," he told the Parliament. Britain has also canceled Prime Minister Boris Johnson's upcoming visit to India over coronavirus surge. On Monday, 1, 761 new fatalities “” the highest so far “” were registered, taking the total death count to 1, 80, 530. As many as 2, 59, 170 new cases were reported, pushing the total caseload