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Lankans in India to be brought back

09 May 2021

By Dinitha Rathnayake   The Ministry of Tourism is to make a special plan to bring down, as soon as possible, Sri Lankans who are unable to leave India due to the country’s second and most intense Covid-19 wave, according to Minister Prasanna Ranatunga. “We would adhere to all health guidelines when it comes to Indian tourists and repatriates. Sri Lanka banned travellers from India with immediate effect, and this would be in place for two weeks. We have a different plan for other tourists who visit Sri Lanka from various countries,” the Minister of Tourism said. According to Ranatunga, tourism in every country faces a lot of challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, especially the people who run the industry. “We need to support every one of them since they already lost their income sources. As a government, we are also concerned about this,” he said. Ranatunga also added that the Ministry would review the ban on Indian tourists after the two weeks and come to a conclusion. Sri Lanka on 6 May announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in Covid-19 cases in India. Several countries like the UK, the UAE, Australia, and Singapore have already banned travellers from India as well as other South Asian countries. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Director General, in a letter to Srilankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said that “in accordance with instructions received from health authorities of Sri Lanka due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation, it is hereby directed that passengers travelling from India will not be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka with immediate effect”. Over 22 million Covid-19 cases have been recorded in India as at yesterday (9) and the nation has seen over 242,000 Covid-related deaths.

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