"A flight ban will take effect for passenger flights from India at 6 p.m. on
Monday, April 26... The flight ban will be in place until at least 00:01 a.m. on
May 1," Sputnik quoted Dutch Aviation Ministry's statement.
India is witnessing a deadly COVID-19 wave, with the country reporting over
three lakh daily cases from the last few days. The country on Sunday reported
3,49,391 new Covid-19 cases and 2,767 deaths. According to the union
health ministry, five states -- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat
and Kerala -- contribute 54 per cent of the cases.
The flight ban was announced on Sunday night after the Cabinet received new
advice from public health agency RIVM, NL Times reported
citing Infrastructure Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen in a letter
to Parliament.
"The epidemiological situation on the ground is very serious," she wrote. The
minister noted that there are several variants of the coronavirus there, and
there are many uncertainties about their "infectivity, pathogenic capability, and
possible reduced protection of antibodies after vaccination or a previous
infection".
The flight ban is set to expire on May 1, unless the Cabinet decides to extend it
during meetings next week. Cargo flights and flights with medical personnel will
be exempted from the ban.
26/04/21 ANI/Economic Times
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