US to Restrict Travel From India Due to Surge in COVID-19 Cases

United States to, Restrict Travel From India, Due to Surge in COVID-19 Cases.
Joe Biden’s administration is set to ban all travel
from India into the United States starting Tuesday. .
White House press secretary Jen Psaki
confirmed the news on Friday. .
Psaki said the decision to restrict travel
was based on advice from the CDC and due
India’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases. .
She also cited the concerning fact that “multiple
[COVID-19] variants” are circulating in the country.
On the advice of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
the Administration will restrict
travel from India starting
immediately. The policy will be
implemented in light of extraordinarily
high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple
variants circulating in India, Jen Psaki, via 'WSJ'.
According to the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ an administration official
disclosed that the ban would not apply to some individuals. .
This includes U.S. citizens, permanent residents and
other exempted individuals such as humanitarian workers. .
Those individuals would still be required to
meet current quarantine and testing requirements
that are in place for international travelers. .
The U.S. now joins the United Kingdom,
Canada, Germany, France and Australia
in restricting travel from India. .
India reported an additional 386,452
COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the country’s
total caseload to more than 18 million.