US to curb travel from India due to Covid surge
The US will restrict incoming travel from India, a decision announced by the White House on Friday as the Indian government tallied another worldwide record for daily coronavirus cases with more than 400,000. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said in a statement the restrictions would begin on Tuesday. Though Psaki did not specify which limitations would be imposed, they are expected to resemble other international travel restrictions, which bar non-American citizens from entering the US if they have been in an affected country in the last 14 days. The Biden administration announcement came on the day India reported more than 300,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the ninth day running. Official data shows about 3,000 people a day are dying from the disease, although most experts believe the true number is far higher. Psaki said the White House took action following advice from the Centers for Disease Control, citing the “extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India”. Kamala Harris, the US vice-president whose mother immigrated to the US from India, said national security advisers also recommended the move.<br/>
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US to curb travel from India due to Covid surge
The US will restrict incoming travel from India, a decision announced by the White House on Friday as the Indian government tallied another worldwide record for daily coronavirus cases with more than 400,000. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said in a statement the restrictions would begin on Tuesday. Though Psaki did not specify which limitations would be imposed, they are expected to resemble other international travel restrictions, which bar non-American citizens from entering the US if they have been in an affected country in the last 14 days. The Biden administration announcement came on the day India reported more than 300,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the ninth day running. Official data shows about 3,000 people a day are dying from the disease, although most experts believe the true number is far higher. Psaki said the White House took action following advice from the Centers for Disease Control, citing the “extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India”. Kamala Harris, the US vice-president whose mother immigrated to the US from India, said national security advisers also recommended the move.<br/>
