U.S. issues Level 4 health alert, asks its citizens to leave India
The advisory requested U.S. citizens to leave India ‘as soon as it is safe to do so’ in view of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic because it has restricted entry to medical care.
The United States has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice and requested its citizens to leave India (*4*) in view of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic because it has restricted entry to medical care. The highest degree of advisory got here within the backdrop of the announcement of oxygen-related assist and medical help from the Joe Biden administration to India.
“New cases and deaths from COVID-19 have risen sharply throughout India to record levels. COVID-19 testing infrastructure is reportedly constrained in many locations. Hospitals are reporting shortages of supplies, oxygen, and beds for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 related patients,” introduced a “Health Alert” from the U.S. Department of State.
The advisory mentioned entry to medical care had develop into “severely limited in India due to the surge in COVID-19 cases” and urged U.S. citizens to go for direct flights between India and the U.S. that have been at present working day by day.
The Level 4 Travel Advisory has urged U.S. citizens “not to travel to India” due to the pandemic.