COVID-19: Indian expats put off travel from UAE to India because of the double mutant strain back home

COVID-19: Indian expats put off travel from UAE to India because of the double mutant strain back home

Dubai: Indian expats in UAE are putting off travel to India over fear of the double mutant variant of coronavirus currently sweeping their home country. Gulf News spoke to Indian expats about their travel plans and most of them said that they have put off their plans until the COVID-19 situation improves back home. Anoop Bhargava was to travel in May to meet his 75-year-old mother. "I have put off travelling to India. It is a bit of a serious situation currently. I don't want to travel catch the infection and return to UAE. As an expat, I have a responsibility towards my community here in UAE too." Bhargava said he will wait for the mutant rage to calm down before he visits his home. "When COVID-19 struck the world, I gave my mother a Power of Attorney (PoA) to manage my property back home in New Delhi. I sensed travelling amid a pandemic would not be that easy. I guess that is the way it is going to be now. But what I feel bad about is the fact that I have not been able to see my mother the last two years. It hurts!" Sanjiv Purushotham, Founding Partner,