Coronavirus: India Temporarily Suspends Online Visa For Chinese Citizens And Foreigners Living In China
Beijing:
India on Sunday quickly suspended e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners dwelling in China in view of the virulent coronavirus that has killed greater than 300 folks, inflamed 14,562 others and unfold to 25 nations, together with India, america, and the United Kingdom.
“Because of sure present trends, trip to India on e-visas stands quickly suspended with instant impact,” the Indian Embassy introduced in Beijing.
Advisory:
Because of sure present trends, trip to India on E-visas stands quickly suspended with instant impact. This is applicable to holders of Chinese passports and candidates of alternative nationalities dwelling within the Other folks’s Republic of China.
— India in China (@EOIBeijing) February 2, 2020
“This is applicable to holders of Chinese passports and candidates of alternative nationalities dwelling within the Other folks’s Republic of China. Holders of already issued e-visas would possibly notice that those are not legitimate,” the announcement stated.
“All those that have a compelling explanation why to consult with India would possibly touch the Embassy of India in Beijing or the Indian consulates in Shanghai or Guangzhou, in addition to the Indian Visa Utility Centres in those towns,” it stated.
On Sunday, India airlifted the second one batch of 323 stranded Indians and 7 Maldivian voters from coronavirus-hit Wuhan town, taking the overall collection of folks evacuated to 654.
Air India’s jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan town – the bottom 0 of the coronavirus epidemic. In the primary flight on early Saturday, 324 Indians have been evacuated and on Sunday any other 323 Indians and 7 Maldivian voters have been flown again.