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  Covid 19: UK briefed on India's situation to review 'red list' travel ban

  World | July 24, 2021 21:06 IST

  Giving an update on the current situation in India, the Foreign Secretary said India had now reached a point where it is able to supply its excess liquid oxygen and life-saving medication like Remdesivir to neighbouring countries in need, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand.  

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  COVID-19: Canada extends ban on passenger flights from India till August 21

  World | July 20, 2021 7:27 IST

  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra told reporters during a news conference that the reason for the extension was due to the Delta variant.

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  Israel bans travel to Russia, Argentina, Seychelles

  World | May 24, 2021 11:23 IST

  The Israeli Ministry of Health has issued a severe travel warning for Russia, Argentina, and Seychelles, citing a high level of coronavirus morbidity in the three countries.

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  Saudi Arabia eases travel ban for vaccinated citizens

  World | May 17, 2021 14:42 IST

  Saudi travellers are required to show their health statuses to airport officials through the government's health app, Tawakkalna. Travellers returning from abroad will be required to quarantine at home and be tested for the virus.

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  Bangladesh extends closure of borders with India after COVID-19 Indian variant detected

  World | May 09, 2021 6:58 IST

  The World Health Organization (WHO) described the Indian variant as a "variant of interest," suggesting it may have mutations that would make the virus more transmissible, cause more severe disease or evade vaccine immunity.

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  COVID: Israel bans travel to India, six other countries

  World | May 02, 2021 9:04 IST

  Israel barred its citizens from traveling to India and six other countries, citing high COVID infection rates there.

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  COVID-19: US imposing restrictions on travel from India starting May 4

  World | May 01, 2021 9:03 IST

  US citizens and legal residents and their immediate family members are exempt from the restrictions, as also are diplomats, but they are advised to follow precautions.

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  Covid-19: Australia suspends passenger flights from India until May 15

  World | April 27, 2021 11:57 IST

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that all direct passenger flights from India will be suspended until May 15

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  Steep hike in fares on India-US flights after US govt's 'do not travel' advisory

  India | April 25, 2021 18:01 IST

  Airfares on India-US flights have increased significantly since the American government's advisory to its citizens to avoid travelling to India due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, aviation industry sources said on Sunday. 

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  COVID-19: UAE updates India travel ban; says all incoming flights to remain suspended

  World | April 24, 2021 8:20 IST

  The UAE's General Authority of Civil Aviation and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced an update on regulations with the clarification that entry from India will be suspended for all incoming flights on national and foreign carriers.

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  Covid 'red list' travel ban begins as UK tracks 55 more Indian variant cases

  World | April 23, 2021 15:47 IST

  The ban comes in as Public Health England (PHE) confirmed 55 more cases of the so-called double mutant Indian variant, B.1.617, from all coronavirus cases tracked until April 14, taking the total for the Variant Under Investigation (VUI) in the UK to 132.

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  Confusion, panic over India's 'red list' travel ban by UK

  World | April 20, 2021 21:56 IST

  The red list status, which is effective from 4 am local time on Friday, came amid a spike in coronavirus infections in India and also resulted in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelling his planned visit to New Delhi next week.

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  Pakistan bans travel from India for two weeks amid Covid-19 spike

  World | April 20, 2021 8:49 IST

  Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) took the decision to impose a two-week ban on travel from India in a meeting chaired by its chief Asad Umar who is also the Minister for Planning and Development, according to a statement

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  Trump urges Biden to reinstate travel ban to keep US safe from radical Islamic terrorism

  World | April 20, 2021 8:21 IST

  Donald Trump has urged his successor Joe Biden to reinstate the travel ban on certain Muslim countries in order to keep the country safe from radical Islamic terrorism.  

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  Biden reimposes ban on travellers from Europe, adds South Africa to list

  World | January 26, 2021 8:27 IST

  Reversing his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy, President Joe Biden on Monday re-imposed a ban on travellers from Europe and Brazil

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  UK to close all travel corridors

  World | January 16, 2021 11:07 IST

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country will close all travel corridors from Monday onwards in a bid to keep out new coronavirus variants.

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  White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil

  World | May 25, 2020 7:29 IST

  President Donald Trump on Sunday further limited travel from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second to the U.S. in the number of confirmed cases. 

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  India bans entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia amid coronavirus fears

  India | March 17, 2020 11:39 IST

  Amid coronavirus threat in the country as the number of confirmed cases continues to surge, the government on Tuesday banned the entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India with immediate effect, according to an additional travel advisory.

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  Mumbai Police bans group tour or travel in wake of Coronavirus pandemic

  India | March 15, 2020 13:21 IST

  Mumbai Police on Sunday issued an order prohibiting the conduct of any kind of tour involving a group of people traveling together to a  foreign or domestic destination. The moves come as a precautionary measure to prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus. 

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  Akal Takht asks govt not to ban Kartapur Sahib visit

  India | March 13, 2020 17:48 IST

  Fearing apprehensions of travel ban on Indian devotees visiting Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan as a precaution against coronavirus, Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Friday asked the government of India not to impose the ban.