Published 23:55 IST, March 14th 2020
MHA suspends passenger movement through all immigration check points at Indian borders
The MHA announced closure of the passenger movement through all immigration land check posts at the India-Pakistan border from March 16 until further orders.
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In a big development on Saturday, Ministry of Home Affairs anunced complete closure of passenger movement through all immigration land check posts at India-Pakistan border from March 16 until furr orders. Moreover, movement of passengers will be restricted at border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar barring for select immigration land check posts from March 15. Also, cross-border India-Bangladesh bus and train services will be suspended from March 15 to April 15.
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Additionally, re will be extensive health inspections at operational entry points. Any foreign or Indian national having a history of travel to 7 COVID-19 affected countries namely China, Iran, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and Republic of Korea will be quarantined. A concession has been made for diplomats and UN officials holding valid visas, allowing m to cross border via Integrated Check Post Attari subject to health screening.
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outbreak of COVID-19
First detected in Wuhan in December 2019, COVID-19- vel coronavirus has affected nearly 135 countries in world. Presently, re are 1,42,538 confirmed cases of COVID-19 which has led to death of 5,391 people. So far, number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India is 84 while death of one person in Kalaburagi and Delhi each has been reported. 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 advised” Indians to avoid all n-essential travel abroad.
On Wednesday, World Health Organization declared COVID-19 outbreak as 'pandemic'. Two days later, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adham Ghebreyesus stated that Europe had become new epicentre of vel coronavirus. To buttress this point, he highlighted that more cases were being reported every day in Europe than y were in China at height of COVID-19 outbreak.
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23:55 IST, March 14th 2020