Thousands of Indian citizens and residents are stranded overseas after the government closed borders and implemented a strict lockdown
When she arrived at the airport in Rome in mid-March, Indian citizen Janice Pariat was told she would no longer be permitted to board her flight home. The Indian government had issued a directive that anyone flying into the country from Italy, among other nations, would have to provide a health certificate saying they were Covid-19 negative.
This was impossible for Pariat, because, as far as she knew, the only way to get tested was if you were showing symptoms.