India suspends all visas issued to foreigners in bid to stop Covid-19


PETALING JAYA: The Indian government has suspended all visas issued to foreign nationals to enter the country until April 15.

The country's Bureau of Immigration deputy director Dinesh Adhikar in a statement issued on Wednesday (March 11) said the visa suspension would affect all visas apart from diplomatic and official visas.

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