The UAE embassy in New Delhi called on citizens of the country not to travel to India at the present time, in implementation of the directives issued by the Indian government, which stated that all foreigners with all kinds of Indian visas will be prevented from entering India until further notice, a precautionary measure taken by the government to reduce From the spread of the new corona virus.
The embassy, through its account on Twitter, called on the citizens of the country who are in the Republic of India to register for the "My presence" service, stressing the need to contact her on 00918181911111.
The Indian government announced the day before yesterday to suspend the issuance of tourist visas until next April 15, and impose a quarantine on arrivals from seven countries affected by the emerging coronavirus.
The government of India said, in a statement, that the suspension of the issuance of tourist visas will take effect on March 13 at 12:00 GMT, as reported by Reuters.
She noted that the holders of diplomatic visas, and visas granted to international organizations, to work, and to project owners, will be excluded from this decision.
She added that "all travelers coming from, or who visited after February 15, China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, France, Spain or Germany, will be placed in quarantine for a period of at least 14 days," and the decision includes all nationalities as well as Indians.
The statement indicated that the government "strongly recommends" citizens to avoid traveling to any outside destination now.
In the last four days, the number of people infected with the emerging coronavirus in India has doubled to 60.
- The embassy called on the citizens of the country who are in India to register in the "My presence" service.