"There's chaos in US due to COVID-19 and (the) government is not taking care like the Indian government. I want to stay here," Johnny Pierce said
A 74-year-old from the United States, who has been staying in Kochi for the past five months, has approached the Kerala High Court seeking to convert his tourist visa into business visa since, according to him, there is "chaos" in the US due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"There's chaos in the US due to COVID-19 and (the) government is not taking care like the Indian government. I want to stay here," Johnny Pierce told news agency ANI.
"I'm making a petition to allow me to stay for another 180 days in Kerala & get a business visa to start a travel company here. I wish my family could also come here. I am very impressed with what's happening here. People in the US don't care about COVID-19," Pierce said.
The United Statess has been hit the worst by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the country reporting over 63,000 fresh cases of the virus in 24 hours on July 10. India, on the other hand, is the third worst-hit nation, with the number of cases in the country rising daily. India recorded over 27,000 fresh cases of the infection on July 11.
First Published on Jul 11, 2020 05:45 pm