Indian students stranded due to travel ban amid Covid-19 pandemic

Indian students enrolled in Italian universities have been stranded back home as Italy closed its international borders to India.

Indian students who had rushed back home from Italy to be with their family members or take part in last rites of their loved ones at the peak of the second wave of Covid-19 are now stranded as air travel remains banned to the European country. As the students witnessed a flashback similar to the brutal first wave of Covid-19 in Italy last year, many of them had rushed back home earlier in the year. While some managed to come home in time, few were late to meet the last-minute rush when Italy closed its international borders to India.