New Delhi: The Indian Government has issued additional travel advisory to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
As per the Advisory issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia to India is prohibited with immediate effect.
No flight shall take off from these countries to India after 1500 hours Indian Standard Time (IST). The airline shall enforce this at the port of initial departure, it said.
This instruction is a temporary measure and shall be in force till 31st March 2020 and will be reviewed subsequently, it added.
Earlier, the Government had issued travel advisories on March 11 and 16.