US Denies Issuing New Guidance To Americans To Leave India, Says There Was Misreporting On The Issue
by IANS - Apr 30, 2021 06:04 AM
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The US State Department has denied that it has issued new guidance to American citizens in India to leave the country as reported by some media.
Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday (30 April) that there has been some misreporting, perhaps a misperception, that we provided revised guidance to private American citizens in India. That is not true.
He clarified that the department had only reissued a routine travel advisory for India that also applies to 80 per cent of the countries.
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US has told Americans to leave India as soon as possible
The US advisory said it is unsafe to stay in India due to sharp rise in COVID-19 cases
Washington: The United States has advised its citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so and authorised the voluntary departure of family members of its employees in the Indian missions, saying the access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in the country amid a massive surge in
The US has put India on Level 4 Travel Advisory, the highest level issued by the Department of State. The current Level 4 Travel Advisory asks US citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so due to the current health situation in the country.
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Washington, April 29
The US has advised its citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so as access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in the country amid a massive surge in Covid cases.
The US has put India on Level 4 Travel Advisory, the highest level issued by the Department of State.
The current Level 4 Travel Advisory asks US citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so due to the current health situation in the country. #India: Access to medical care is severely limited due to Covid cases. US citizens wishing to depart should use available commercial options now. Daily direct flights to the US and flights via Paris and Frankfurt are available, the State Department tweeted.