No ILP to Foreign Nationals amid Coronavirus Scare, Says Sikkim
- Mar 05, 2020,
- Updated Mar 05, 2020, 12:48 AM IST
Guwahati, March 5, 2020:
Amid coronavirus scare across the nation and beyond, the Northeast Indian State Sikkim has decided to not to issue Inner Line Permit (ILP) to foreign nationals with effect from March 5.
A notice that was issued earlier today by the Home Department of Sikkim reads thus: "(...)no Inner Line Permit (ILP) may be issued w.e.f. 5th March, 2020 to all foreign nationals. This also includes the Nationals of Bhutan."
The communique also informed that no permits may be issued by Tourism and Civil Aviation Department with immediate effect.
A spike in novel coronavirus in India has prompted concerns that the world's second-most populous country could face its own outbreak of the deadly virus, which to date has infected more than 95,000 people and killed at least 3,283 worldwide.
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