Sri Lanka (SunstarTV Bureau): The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka has decided to ban Indian passengers from arriving into the country for temporarily.
As per the instructions of the health authorities of Sri Lanka, the country had earlier reduced the number of passengers in flights, but had not completely banned travel from India.
A circular that was signed by Capt Themiya Abeywickrama, the Director General of Civil Aviation & Chief Executive Officer,stated that “passengers travelling from India will not be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka with immediate effect.”
It is being assumed that the restriction will be temporary since the circular also says, “restrictions will be reviewed as early as possible based on instructions from local health authorities,”
India once again sees the biggest daily surge in infection. The country saw 4.14 lakh fresh cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours. At such a time, numerous other countries have gone ahead and temporarily banned travellers from India. Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka is now emerging as one of the most vulnerable during this time.
