Travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia to India prohibited due to COVID-19

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New Delhi : In continuation of the travel advisory issued on March 11, 2020, and March 16, 2020, The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on March 17, prohibited with immediate effect travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, and Malaysia, to India in view of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). No flight shall take off from these countries to India after 1500 hours Indian Standard Time (IST).

The airlines shall enforce this at the port of initial departure.This instruction is a temporary measure and shall be in force till March 31, 2020, and will be reviewed subsequently, according to a PIB release.

The Government on March 16, 2020, had prohibited travel of passengers from member countries of the European Union, European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom to India from March 18, 2020. No airline shall board a passenger from these nations to India with effect from 1200 GMT on March 18, 2020. The airline shall enforce this at the port of initial departure.This temporary measures shall be in force till March 31, 2020, and will be reviewed subsequently.