Biden To Restrict Travel To U.S. From Covid-Stricken India Beginning May 4

Topline President Joe Biden will restrict travel to the U.S. from India by most non-U.S. citizens beginning Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday, as the world’s second-most populous country struggles with the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. President Joe Biden announces new economic sanctions against the Russia government from the East … [+] Room of the White House on April 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden announced sanctions against 32 companies and individuals that are aimed at choking off lending to the Russian government and in response to the 2020 hacking operation that breached American government agencies and some of the nation’s largest companies. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts In a statement, Psaki said Biden was acting on advice from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The restrictions “will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India,” Psaki said. Biden’s order will ban entry into the U.S. by foreign nationals who have traveled to India within the last 14 days, a White House official told CNN.  U.S. citizens a… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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