Coronavirus: India bars international commercial passenger flights from landing for one week

New Delhi - India has already suspended visas for the vast majority of foreigners seeking to enter the country.

India's government said on Thursday that it will ban all scheduled international commercial passenger flights from landing in the country from March 22 for one week to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
India has already suspended visas for the vast majority of foreigners seeking to enter the country.
Also, state governments have been asked to issue appropriate directions so that all citizens above 65 (other than for medical assistance) except for public representatives/government servants/medical professionals remain at home.
Similarly, all children below 10 should be advised to stay at home and not to venture out.
Railways and civil aviation shall suspend all concessional travel except for students, patients and divyang category.
States are being requested to enforce work for home for private sector employees, except for those working in emergency/essential services.
To reduce crowding, all Group B and C central government employees will be asked to attend offices on alternate weeks. They will also follow staggered timings.

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