Germany, France Lead EU Push for Covid-19 Curbs on India Flights

People wait to get vaccinated at the Ward 97 Health Centre in Kolkata, on April 28.Photographer: Arko Datto/Bloomberg
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Germany, France and other European Union governments called on the rest of the bloc to join them in curbing travel from India as the country struggles to cope with record levels of Covid-19 infections.

At a meeting of ambassadors on Wednesday, several officials expressed concern over the risk of possible coronavirus variants in India triggering a fourth wave in Europe and urged the EU to quickly adopt restrictions, according to a diplomatic note seen by Bloomberg.