NSTworld: India on Wednesday suspended all tourist visas until April 15 and said it would quarantine travellers arriving from seven virus-hit countries. Coronavirus covid19
The move comes as the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic, and as countries worldwide scramble to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
A health desk is set up to screen travelers for signs of the coronavirus at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, India, January 31. -REUTERS/File pic The visa decision was reached following a meeting of ministers led by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, the statement read. And land border traffic will be funnelled through “designated check points with robust screening facilities.”
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