New Delhi, February 9: Foreigners who had been to China on or after January 15, 2020, will not be allowed to enter India, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement. According to a tweet by ANI, the foreigners will not be allowed to enter India from any air, land or seaport. The routes where the ban on foreigners have been imposed include Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bhutan, Indo-Bangladesh or Indo-Myanmar land borders.

The decision by the aviation regulator comes amid the coronavirus scare that has killed as many as 811 people in China, while the number of confirmed cases has crossed 37,000. IndiGo and Air India have suspended all of their flights between the two countries. Earlier this month, Air India had run two special flights to Chinese city of Wuhan, epicentre of the outbreak, to evacuate Indian nationals stranded there. Reports inform that 647 Indians and seven Maldivians were brought to IGI airport in Delhi on February 1 and 2.

Here's the tweet:

On Saturday, the DGCA, in its circular to airlines, reiterated that all visas issued to Chinese nationals before February 5 have been suspended. Reports inform that the DGCA clarified saying that these visa restrictions will not apply to aircrew, who may be Chinese nationals or other foreign nationalities coming from China.

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