Trapped By India Travel Bans: Workers, Expats, Families . Aussie Cricket Players By Kamala Thiagarajan | NPR
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
People wait at an exit gate at the Kolkata Airport Terminal. International air travel to and from India has been restricted as the country battles a catastrophic COVID-19 surge.
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Starting Tuesday, the United States is putting restrictions on flights from India into U.S. airports, mainly affecting Indian nationals.
It s part of a growing global ban on travel to and/or from India in the wake of the catastrophic COVID-19 surge that is setting records for daily cases – 400,000 and up reported. And health officials believe the numbers are vastly undercounted.
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People wait at an exit gate at the Kolkata Airport Terminal. International air travel to and from India has been restricted as the country battles a catastrophic COVID-19 surge. Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Starting Tuesday, the United States is putting restrictions on flights from India into U.S. airports, mainly affecting Indian nationals.
It s part of a growing global ban on travel to and/or from India in the wake of the catastrophic COVID-19 surge that is setting records for daily cases – 400,000 and up reported. And health officials believe the numbers are vastly undercounted.