Published 08:02 IST, March 13th 2020
Indian Embassy in US issues notice regarding travel advisory amid COVID-19
The Indian Embassy in Washington DC on Thursday issued a notice regarding the recent travel advisory due to the deadly Coronavirus.
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Indian Embassy in Washington DC on Thursday issued a tice regarding recent travel visory due to dely Coronavirus. According to Embassy's tice, several arrangements are being me to facilitate clarifications to citizens. tice furr said that arrangements are being me to facilitate clarifications to Indians and dress concerns of foreign nationals on travel visory issued by Government of India, through a 24x7 helpline.
Coronavirus in India
positive cases of vel Coronavirus in India h soared up over 75 after three new cases were confirmed in Mumbai. initial three which were reported from Kerala have been treated and discharged. health ministry has vised people against mass garings to avoid spre of Coronavirus in country.
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Coronavirus crisis
First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19 also called as vel Coronavirus has affected nearly 118 countries in world. Presently, re are over 1,24,518 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of 4,607 people. As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to deal to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its scope. So far, China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran have witnessed most number of confirmed cases of vel coronavirus.
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Meanwhile, India has suspended all visas, barring for a few categories such as diplomatic and employment apart from keeping in abeyance visa-free travel facility to OCI cardholders till April 15. Moreover, Centre has “strongly vised” Indians to avoid all n-essential travel abro. As per latest figures, number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India stands at 78.
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08:02 IST, March 13th 2020