China on Thursday imposed a ban on entry of foreign nationals currently staying in India amidst a spike in COVID-19 cases in last week’s Vande Bharat Mission (VBM).
The ban is only extended to non-Chinese flyers who want to travel to China.
It is to be noted that commercial flights between India and China haven't started yet.
Right now, only one Indian aircraft Air India has been conducting missions to bring back Indians to several Chinese cities and vice versa.
However, under the recent rule implemented by the Chinese administration, air travel from India stands indefinitely suspended.
"Foreigners holding Chinese diplomatic, service, courtesy, and C visas are not affected. Foreigners with emergency or humanitarian needs to visit China can submit visa application to the Chinese Embassy/ Consulates in India. The entry into China with visas issued after November 3, 2020 is not affected," a statement released by China's Foreign Ministry read.
"China will make further adjustments and announcements in accordance with the ongoing pandemic situation in a timely manner," the statement further read.
China has also temporarily banned the entry of foreign nationals from countries like Belgium, Britain, and the Philippines. Meanwhile, travellers from countries like US, France, and Germany have to additional health tests, to enter China.