The health ministry said all travelers, including
Indians who visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and
Germany, and arrived in India after February 15 shall be quarantined for a
minimum 14-day period.
The
government said on March 11 that it will suspend all tourist visas in a
sweeping attempt to prevent the spread of corona virus as cases across India
continued to rise.
“All
existing visas, except diplomatic, official, U.N./international organizations,
employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15th April 2020,” the health
ministry said in a tweet.
The
advisory said anyone with a “compelling reason” to travel to the country could
contact their nearest Indian mission, but it was not clear if the ban would
include short-term business visas.
The
order will come into effect from 1200 GMT on March 13.
Separately,
the government issued a statement saying that the decision to suspend visas
until April 15 was taken by a group of ministers. The government also urged
Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel abroad.
The
government advisory on March 11 is one of the most wide-reaching advisories
since the outbreak began in late December.
On
March 11, the government suspended issuing visas to citizens of France, Spain
and Germany until further notice. Such restrictions were already in place for
citizens of China, Italy, Iran, Japan and South Korea — the five countries
worst hit by the outbreak of the virus.
India
has also closed a border with neighboring Myanmar to counter the corona-virus
outbreak. “As a precautionary measure (to prevent) transmission of corona-virus/COVID-19, the international border with Myanmar has been closed …
until further orders,” N. Biren Singh, chief minister of Manipur, which shares
a border with Myanmar, said in a tweet on Tuesday.
The
total cases of corona-virus in the country rose to more than 60 on Wednesday,Source From :- informalnewz.com
