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Omanis with medical visas for India have been ordered not to travel.
Just as Omanis were being allowed to go to India with a medical visa, all plans have been cancelled.
India had been starting to allow in medical travellers with appropriate visas. The Indian Embassy in Oman had announced the restoration of e-Medical Visas with immediate effect, and said that Oman was among the countries whose citizens are eligible. With many other usual destinations still closed, there was a rush to book visas, flights and medical trips.
But before a single Omani could travel, the disastrous second COVID-19 wave in India caused the Oman government to impose the ban. It has suspended travel to and from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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India planning to restart e-tourist visas soon
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India has started issuing medical visas and is planning to soon restart E-Tourist Visas, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday. The move is in a bid to boost medical tourism in India that remained hard hit due to covid-19 pandemic.
The union health minister said that the advancements in India’s healthcare facilities have led to a spike of medical tourism in India. “India has always been a popular tourist destination, but over the last few years, it has also emerged as a leading destination for medical tourism. Advancements in our vast and vibrant healthcare industry has made it comparable with the best in the world, said Harsh Vardhan.