Published on 09:13 AM, April 08, 2021

New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India due to high Covid-19 cases

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, on September 22, 2020. File Photo: Fiona Goodall/ Pool via Reuters

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from that country.

The suspension will start from 1600 local time on April 11 and will be in place until April 28, Ardern said in a news conference.

During this time the government will look at risk management measures to resume travel.