United States keeps India on ‘do not travel’ advisory list

The United States has decided to keep India in the list of countries under “do not travel” advisories due to Covid-19, but removed Pakistan and Bangladesh from the list.Now, India stands at the level 4 category in the list due to rising number of cases.

The Americans were also taken off from Covid-19-related global “do not travel” advisory and swapped to a country-specific system, working with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

It had then kept most countries at “Level 4: Do Not Travel”.

Apart from Pakistan and Bangladesh , the other countries which were moved to the category of less prohibtitive “Level 3: Reconsider travel” include Benin, Kuwait, Mexico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

On Wednesday, Pakistan and Bangladesh were among the six countries that had been moved to the category of less prohibitive . The other four were .

“We continue to monitor health and safety conditions around the world, working with the CDC and other agencies, as conditions evolve,” the state department said in a statement. India stayed at “Level 4: Do Not Travel”.

“Do not travel to India due to Covid-19,” the state department’s travel advisory page said. “Exercise increased caution in India due to crime and terrorism.”

The CDC has advised American travellers that “Covid-19 risk in India is high. If you get sick in India and need medical care, resources may be limited.”