JAKARTA - India reported the highest daily number of COVID-19 infections for two days to Friday, April 23, above 330.000 cases. Currently, India is struggling with a health system overwhelmed by patients and experiencing an oxygen crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) also responds to this condition.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Director Mike Ryan, India must control mobility and encounters to reduce the spike in COVID-19 infections. He called reducing transmission in India a "very tough task".
"We must reduce the meeting in whatever way we can to reduce infections. The Indian government is trying to do that", said Mike Ryan on Friday (23/4) quoted from Antara.
Responding to this condition, the Chairperson of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (KCP-PEN) as well as the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartato said the government officially closed entry access for foreigners who had been in India.
This was done to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, as a result of the surge in coronavirus cases that are currently happening in India.
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"The government has decided to stop granting visas to foreigners who have lived and or visited Indian territory within 14 days", Airlangga said in a virtual press conference, Friday, April 23.
Airlangga said the provisions would be followed by a circular from the Director-General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and related institutions. The policy applies from Sunday, April 25th. The regulations for limiting the arrival of Indian citizens are temporary and will continue to be reviewed.
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