The Biden administration will restrict travel from India beginning May 4, the White House said Friday. “The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India,” a statement said. The administration is acting on the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. India on Friday set yet another one-day case record, as the country’s army opened its hospitals in the latest effort to address a dire humanitarian crisis.
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