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US lifting COVID requirements as of May for air travel

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 May, 2023 10:44 AM
  • US lifting COVID requirements as of May for air travel

The U-S is lifting COVID-19 vaccination requirements for foreign air travellers and at the border as of May 12th.

Canada ended its vaccination requirements for foreign visitors back in October.    

The White House says deaths from COVID-19 around the world are at their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic, and 95 per cent lower in the U-S than they were in January 2021.  

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Indian Mission in Slovakia moves officials near Ukraine border

Indian Mission in Slovakia moves officials near Ukraine border
India is working out evacuation plans for Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine through Romania, Hungary and Poland. The Foreign Secretary also stated that flight options will available from Dubai and Istanbul and the Indian Embassy continues to be operational in Ukraine.

Indian Mission in Slovakia moves officials near Ukraine border

46 MP students stranded in Ukraine safe, but exact numbers not known

46 MP students stranded in Ukraine safe, but exact numbers not known
The Madhya Pradesh government said on Friday that 46 students from the state who registered with the Chief Minister's helpline are safe in Ukraine. However, it is not known exactly how many students from the state are stranded in the war-hit country.

46 MP students stranded in Ukraine safe, but exact numbers not known

Russia closes airspace on borders with Ukraine, Belarus

Russia closes airspace on borders with Ukraine, Belarus
The announcement came shortly after President Vladimir Putin authorised a "special military operation" in the conflict-hit Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Flights to Kiev, Dnepr, Lvov and Odessa airports "are restricted due to potential hazard for civil aviation

Russia closes airspace on borders with Ukraine, Belarus

Thousands of Ukrainians leaving the country

Thousands of Ukrainians leaving the country
The United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday that the situation was quickly deteriorating after Russia's invasion. It appealed to neighbouring countries to keep their borders open to people seeking a safe haven.

Thousands of Ukrainians leaving the country

Ukraine crisis leaves parents of TN students worried

Ukraine crisis leaves parents of TN students worried
There are an estimated 25,000 Indian students in Ukraine alone who are pursuing medicine, engineering, and science courses. More than 2,500 students from Tamil Nadu are estimated to be studying in Ukraine.

Ukraine crisis leaves parents of TN students worried

IAF ready to airlift stranded Indians from Ukraine: MEA

IAF ready to airlift stranded Indians from Ukraine: MEA
The Foreign Secretary stated that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has spoken to his Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, and Slovakian counterparts for setting up a camp at border areas for evacuation of stranded Indian nationals. He also stated that flight options are available through Dubai and Istanbul and that the Indian Embassy continues to be operational in Ukraine.

IAF ready to airlift stranded Indians from Ukraine: MEA