New Zealand has been banned from entering India

International Desk: New Zealand has been banned from entering India. New Zealanders living in India will also be subject to the ban. The government has taken this decision due to the increase in coronavirus infection in India over the past two weeks.

News Reuters. The decision came after 23 people were found infected with a corona at the New Zealand border on Thursday.

Of the victims, 18 are Indians. "We are announcing a temporary moratorium on the entry of Indian passengers into New Zealand," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a news conference on Thursday.

The ban will take effect on April 11 and will remain in effect until April 28. The government will review what steps should be taken for risk management to re-introduce travel. "I would like to emphasize that Corona's presence in India has inspired me to take this step," Ardern said. We usually look at how to deal with high-risk issues.

This is not a target for any particular country. " New Zealand controls coronavirus infection inside the border. Besides, no community infection has taken place in the last 40 days. But the country is reassessing border management. Because more and more corona-infected people have recently entered New Zealand.

Most of them are Indians. Coronavirus infections have been on the rise in India recently.

Last Sunday (April 4), for the first time, daily infections in the country exceeded one lakh. India currently has the highest rate of one-day transmission in the world. On Wednesday, 1 lakh 26 thousand 315 people were newly infected with coronavirus in the country. Besides, 64 people have died.