Italy imposes travel ban from India over COVID-19 variant

MILAN: Italy has joined other countries by imposing restrictions on travel from India to avert the spread of a COVID-19 variant as the Asian nation struggles with a surge in infections.
Italy’s Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Twitter he had signed an order barring foreign travelers who have been in India in the past 14 days from entering the country.
India, which is facing a health crisis, is battling a “double mutant” strain of COVID-19. On Sunday, the country posted the world’s highest single-day increase in cases for a fourth day.