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Tracking course of COVID-19 outbreak in India very closely: US

Earlier, the US had advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India

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The United States on Tuesday said the country is "tracking the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in India very closely". "Whether it is India or any other country, we are committed to doing what we can both at present and going forward to see to it that this virus is brought under control," according to a statement from the US State Department. 

Earlier, the US had advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, even if they are fully vaccinated as there is a 'very high level' of COVID-19 in the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) on Monday released travel recommendations by destination. It uses science-based Travel Health Notices to alert travellers to health threats around the world and advise on how to protect themselves. The CDC has a 4-level system for COVID-19 and in that India is placed in 'Level 4: Very high level of COVID-19'. In the note Monday, the department noted that "the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented risks to travellers."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised Americans to avoid all travel to India.

According to the World Health Organisation, from January 3, 2020 to April 20, 2021, India has reported 15.3 million COVID-19 cases and over 1,80,000 deaths. As of April 11, a total of 104 million vaccine doses had been administered, the WHO said. In the last 24 hours, 2,59,170 new COVID-19 cases and 1,761 deaths were reported in India, the WHO said. 

-Inputs from PTI

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