Coronavirus update: India bars entry of foreigners, OCI cardholders; advises against foreign travel

MINT ^ | 3/11/2020 | Dhirendra Tripathi

[Buckeye McFrog]

The govt said all existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/international organizations, employment, project visas, have been suspended till 15 April The govt also said all incoming travelers, including Indians, arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, France, Spain and Germany, will be quarantined for minimum 14 days

[Buckeye McFrog]

Your eyes do not deceive you. India has closed it's borders to ALL foreigners trying to enter the country.

Irony: The Mark of Quality Literature.

[TomServo]

I figured the filth in India would be enough to kill any viruses.

[Buckeye McFrog]

At any given time there have to be at least 15 diseases circulating in India which are deadlier than this one.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Given the gravity of the situation Trump should bar any future H1B visas.

[ClearCase_guy]

They should build a wall.

[IndispensableDestiny]

Good move. To clear up the writing, all visas have been suspended. That means foreigners are barred entry. Indian citizens coming from the listed countries must undergo 14 days quarantine upon return.

[IndispensableDestiny]

All visas except those listed. Those coming in on those visas must undergo quarantine.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The irony part is that India WOULD BITCH UP A FREAKING STORM if the USA did the same thing.

[Aria]

I saw a photo on Twitter of several Indian guys sitting up to their necks in a vat of cow $hit - that supposedly was their defense against corona.

[Chgogal]

How come all other countries get to be “racists”?

[Buckeye McFrog]

several Indian guys sitting up to their necks in a vat of cow $hit - that supposedly was their defense against corona.

Nobody who was infected would come within 50 feet of them

[Starcitizen]

Can we close our borders for all H1B Indians and students and deport the ones here?

[null and void]

Well, that's interesting...

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*sigh* Such is life, and death...

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[nwrep]

And drink cow piss:

[null and void]

The irony part is that India WOULD BITCH UP A FREAKING STORM if the USA did the same thing.

So would our own democrats.

What's your point?

[null and void]

as you say...

[Reily]

I see a Nobel Prize in Medicine here!

[grey_whiskers]

+1

[Aria]

OMG - I think that’s even worse than sitting in the poop1

[Chgogal]

Just an observation. Last week I counted half a dozen barges waiting to enter Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) each and everyday. Now I count only one.