On March 31st, the Mormon Church miraculously provided an evacuation flight for stranded Americans but a lot of them don't want to go back.
The U.S. embassy of India alerted Americans about the opportunity for government-sponsored evacuation flights starting April 4th, amongst India's Coronavirus lockdown and curfew. American foreign nations can depart from Mumbai or New Delhi to land in San Francisco, California or Atlanta, Georgia. . The situation after this second week in April is unknown: "We do not know if U.S. government-organized flights returning to the United States will continue after this week.
Americans are refusing to go back to America. This was surprising for me upon Interviewing we came across different real reasons for their stay back in India.
Reports say that 23000 Americans in India are not leaving and decided to stay new york is getting worse day by day. They are staying in banglore, India and he is american he has underlying condition
The U.S. embassy of India alerted Americans about the opportunity for government-sponsored evacuation flights starting April 4th, amongst India's Coronavirus lockdown and curfew. American foreign nations can depart from Mumbai or New Delhi to land in San Francisco, California or Atlanta, Georgia. . The situation after this second week in April is unknown: "We do not know if U.S. government-organized flights returning to the United States will continue after this week.
Americans are refusing to go back to America. This was surprising for me upon Interviewing we came across different real reasons for their stay back in India.
Reason 1: Flying pickup points are New Delhi and Mumbai.
- The pick up points too far as the foreign nationals were struck in different cities without transportation
- Lock downs were imposed and they were unable to reach the point.
Reason 2: Fear of sitting in a flight so that they would catch a virus.
Reason 3: Cost of living in India is cheap
- less cost for food and living
- less data cost/Internet cost
Reason 4: Job loss in their own countries
Reason 5: Wanted to experience India. Indian people are helping foreign nationals. Some 'Love the Heat'.
Reason 6: Unknown if we would be quarantined upon arrival.
- Even when they head back to home they are stationed Siem Reap Cambodia for a while.
- They were in self-quarantine for 14 days.
Reason 7: Cost of flight is high.
- The government gave her the bill, and it was $3,000, and they’re going to keep her passport if she doesn’t ante up,” claims Katherine in the video above.
Reason 8: Possible contamination of Virus in their home country than in India.
- Feel safer in India
- Freedom
Reports say that 23000 Americans in India are not leaving and decided to stay new york is getting worse day by day. They are staying in banglore, India and he is american he has underlying condition