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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 03:52 PM Apr 2021

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday

https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/us-restricting-travel-from-india-over-covid-starting-may-4/507-5df44fad-5ed2-4907-b3e9-87d6a0dd0f8a


The U.S. action comes days after Biden spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the growing health crisis and pledged to immediately send assistance.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden's administration made the determination on the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday (Original Post) SheltieLover Apr 2021 OP
Why wait 4 days? bamagal62 Apr 2021 #1
Needs to give the Americans in India time to return womanofthehills Apr 2021 #2
I hope they require quarantine. bamagal62 Apr 2021 #3
Australia is jailing for 5 yrs any of its citizens who return from India. MichMan May 2021 #4

womanofthehills

(8,579 posts)
2. Needs to give the Americans in India time to return
Fri Apr 30, 2021, 04:18 PM
Apr 2021

I hope they all go into quarantine. Scientists now doing research on the Indian triple mutation strain to see if it evades the natural immune system and the vaccines. Very worrisome.

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