Biden to block travel from India from next week amid Covid spike

‘The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India,’ the White House says

“On the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration will restrict travel from India starting immediately,” White House press secretary

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