Travel ban on Indians in place, other foreigners allowed

Although the temporary ban on foreign arrivals will be lifted restrictions on Indian travelers will stay. Sri Lanka suspended foreign to contain the   Covid-19 outbreak that flared after the New Year holidays.

 

"Indian variant"

 

Meanwhile, it is reported that members of India's government asked social-media companies to remove mentions of the "Indian variant" from their networks, according to multiple reports.

 

A letter, which was not made public, was reportedly sent by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to social media companies on Friday, telling them the phrase "Indian variant" was "completely FALSE."

 

AFP reported that the letter asked companies to "remove all the content" related to the informal name.