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Italy imposes travel ban from India over Covid-19 variant
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Italy has joined other countries by imposing restrictions on travel from India to avert the spread of a Covid-19 variant as the Asian nation struggles with a surge in infections.
Italy s Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Twitter he had signed an order barring foreign travellers who have been in India in the past 14 days from entering the country.
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The European Union has mobilised its Emergency Response Coordination Center to provide oxygen and medicine to India.
On Sunday, the world’s most populous country posted its highest single-day increase for the fourth day in a row, announcing 350,000 new cases as hospitals struggle to cope. India has a total of 16.96 million cases, including 192,311 deaths, according to its health m
Italy bans arrivals from coronavirus-hit India
Meanwhile anyone already in Italy who had been in India in the past 14 days should contact health authorities.
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ROME: Italy is to ban arrivals from coronavirus hotspot India, apart from Italian residents, Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Sunday. I have signed a new decree banning people from entering Italy who have been in India within the past 14 days, Speranza wrote on Facebook. We can t let our guard down ahead of a limited reopening set to begin across Italy on Monday, he added. Residents of Italy can return but must take a (coronavirus) test before departure and on arrival and remain in quarantine once on Italian soil, Speranza said.