Adar Poonawalla offers financial help to Indian students travelling to UK

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Serum Institute of India (SII) chairman Adar Poonawalla offers to help Indian students’s quarantine in the U.K on arrival for their higher studies.

Poonawalla on Thursday announced that he would provide Rs:10 crore financial assistance to Indian students travelling to the United Kingdom.

“Dear students travelling abroad, as a few countries are yet to approve COVISHIELD as an acceptable vaccine for travel without quarantine, you may have to incur some costs. I have set aside Rs.10 crores for this, apply below for financial support if needed,” Poonawalla said in a tweet.

The initiative has been launched by a television channel, of which Poonawalla is a part, and students will have to apply for the financial support.

“I remain fully committed to helping Indian students quarantine in the United Kingdom on arrival for their higher studies. The new Amber List rules make it clear that Indian students will still need to quarantine, albeit at a place of their choosing. They may, therefore, still incur substantial costs,” Poonawalla said while speaking about the initiative.

Earlier, the U.K had changed India’s travel status from ‘red’ to ‘amber.’ This means, travellers who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to undergo hotel quarantine for 10 days, and can remain in home isolation. The three Covid-19 tests, as explained above, have to be taken.