India is facing the more dangerous and infectious secondwave of Covid19. The numbers of fresh Covid cases are spiralling up daily andthe situation is critical in the country. Besides, the health system hascollapsed as there is no availability of oxygen, beds, and other relatedequipment. The government has failed in the battle against Coronavirus andinnumerable people are dying daily due to the lack of medical facilities.
Amid these unprecedented times, the US has issued anadvisory for its citizen. The US Department of State has asked its citizen toavoid travelling to India as the coronavirus infection is at its peak. Pakistan,Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives, and other places are added to the ‘not totravel’ list along with India.
In a Level 4 travel advisory, the US Department of Statesasked its citizen not to travel to India and leave the country as soon as it issafe to do so.
In an advisory issued on April 23, the state alsomentioned crime and terrorism to be some of the reasons not to considertravelling in India. The State Department said, ‘do not travel to India due toCovid19, crime, and terrorism.
A similar warning regarding India was issued by theCentres for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC had issued a Level 4 TravelHealth Notice for India because of the Covid19 surge as the country isreporting a high number of covid cases daily.
Earlier, Australia banned all flights from India and quarantinedtheir returned residents to prevent Covid spread. The UK also suspended thetravel of people from or to India amid the crisis.
India has reported 3.79 lakh new cases in the last 24hours and 3,645 fatalities.