An editorial published in the Hindustan Times called the exclusion 'illogical and harmful.'
India was left off of the U.K.'s newly updated list of countries whose fully vaccinated residents have to undergo fewer coronavirus tests and no quarantine upon their arrival in Britain, the Associated Press reported. The exclusion left many of India's travelers and officials outraged and confused.
Kenya's government noticed"significant public concern" in the wake of the new rules. South African Medical Association chairwoman Dr. Angelique Coetzee said citizens were being"discriminated against" and it's"totally unacceptable." South African authorities objected not only to the new quarantine rules but also to the fact that the country remains on the U.K.'s so-called red list, from which all travel is severely restricted.
Before Covishield was added to Britain's travel list, Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told reporters this week,"We understand that this has been used in [Britain's] National Health System and therefore nonrecognition of Covishield is a discriminatory policy." "India's digital certification is far more reliable than other countries' manual systems. Is UK trying to make money on PCR tests?" tweeted Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder of Indian pharmaceutical company Biocon.
Beyond supply issues, many African countries are struggling with vaccine hesitancy as misinformation swirls about the shots.
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