As India continues to break records in terms of daily
COVID-19 numbers amidst a surging second wave, the United Arab Emirates late on
Friday updated its travel ban on India, saying that all incoming flights from
India will ne barred for now, but transportation of passengers from the Gulf
country to India will be going on.

The UAE is the latest addition in a list of countries which
have imposed travel restrictions on persons intending to travel from India to
these nations.

Listed below are all the countries which have introduced
travel restrictions in the face of the severe COVID-19 crisis in India:

·       
United States: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the national health agency under the department of Health of
Human Services in the US, previously on Tuesday had issued a COVID-19 travel
advisory to all its citizens, recommending against travelling to India in view
of the COVID-19 spike.

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·       
United Kingdom: The UK added India to its ‘red
list’ on April 19, hours after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled
his trip due to the health situation in the country. The list includes 39
nations alongside India. The island nation has only exempted British and Irish
citizens to return to the country, who would have to go through mandatory
quarantine.

·       
Australia: As per an announcement by Australian
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, India was added to the list of ‘high risk’ countries
on April 22. The ban includes both flights to and from India to Australia,
including those wishing to travel for events such as weddings and funerals.

·       
France: France announced on April 21 that it
would be imposing a 10-day quarantine period for any traveller arriving from
India. Previously, the regulation was applicable for Argentina, Chile and South
Africa.

Also read: UAE to ban travel from India over worsening COVID-19 situation

·       
Canada: The Canadian government said on April 22
that it would ban flights from both India and Pakistan as part of strict measures
to decrease the spread of COVID-19.

·       
Indonesia: Reportedly, Indonesia will not be
issuing visas to foreigners who were in India in the last 14 days to prevent
the possible spreading of newer coronavirus strains. The restriction follows a
flight from Chennai to the country carrying 129 passengers, 12 of whom tested COVID-19
positive.

·       
New Zealand: New Zealand introduced a temporary
ban on all travellers from India from April 11 to April 28, after 17 out of 23
new cases in the country were reportedly from India, before which the nation
did not witness any new COVID-19 cases for 40 straight days.

·       
Hong Kong: The country has imposed intermittent
bans on flights from India, with the latest being in effect till May 3. The ban
came after a flight from Delhi carrying travellers into the country was found
to have a total of 47 passengers who tested COVID-19 positive.

Also read: UK bans travel to and from Pakistan, Bangladesh amid surge in COVID-19 cases

The more recent UAE-ban, on the other hand,
banned travel from India to the Gulf country for 10 days on Thursday, before completely
suspending it on Friday. The regulation further applies to flights carrying
transit passengers, but not to those which land in UAE and then head towards
India.