President Joe Biden banned most travel to the U.S. from India beginning Tuesday as the country struggles to combat the worst surge of coronavirus cases in the world. Passengers on airplanes, buses and other forms mass transportation in the U.S. will have to keep wearing masks.
India Cases Pass 400,000; Russia’s 10-Day Holiday: Virus Update
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The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time as the nation struggles to contain its latest outbreak. The nation opened up vaccinations to all adults on Saturday. India needs to shut down for a few weeks to control the Covid-19 outbreak, Anthony Fauci, one of the leading global voices on the pandemic, told the Indian Express newspaper in an interview.
President Joe Biden banned most travel to the U.S. from India beginning Tuesday as the country struggles to combat the worst surge of coronavirus cases in the world.
India Crisis Deepens; U.S., Australia Limit Travel: Virus Update
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The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nations.
President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical supplies. Australia announced that it’s nationals in India will face a fine of up to $51,000 and five years in jail if they return home.
In Europe, Russia began a 10-day unplanned “holiday” to try to tame a third wave of the pandemic. In the U.S. weekly infections were at the lowest level since mid-October.
The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nation. New Delhi extended its lockdown by a week, and a fire killed 18 patients in a Covid-19 ward in western India.