Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect PTI
Updated : May 6, 2021, 1:01 pm IST
Several countries like UK, UAE, Australia and Singapore have already banned travellers from India as well as other South Asian countries
The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday said that travellers from India will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka. (AFP)
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
Several countries like the UK, the UAE, Australia and Singapore have already banned travellers from India as well as other South Asian countries.
Sri Lanka bans travellers from India amid record Covid surge
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Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that, with immediate effect, all arrivals from India will be banned due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
Many countries like the UAE, UK, Singapore and Australia have already banned travellers from India as well as other South Asian countries.
The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday said that travellers from India will not be allowed to arrive in port in Sri Lanka. The decision has been taken as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly in India.
The Director-General Civil aviation in a letter to the CEO of the national carrier Srilankan Airlines has said, in accordance with instructions received from health authorities of Sri Lanka due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, it is hereby directed that passengers travelling from India will not be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka with immediate effect.
COVID surge: Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect
The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday said that travellers from India will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka.
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
Several countries like the UK, the UAE, Australia and Singapore have already banned travellers from India as well as other South Asian countries.
The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday said that travellers from India will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka.
Visitor arrivals to Sri Lanka down 97.3% in the four months ended Apr-2021
Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority reported (05-May-2021) 4168 visitor arrivals were recorded for Apr-2021. Visitor arrivals to
Sri Lanka declined 97.3% to 13,797 in the four months ended Apr-2021. [more - original PR]
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