The spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala has left Sanjay K.V, a 43-year-old Malayali expatriate working in Muscat, anxious.
Not having visited his parents back home since the outbreak of the pandemic two years ago, he has been jubilant about his scheduled trip with family next Thursday. Now, with the cases again on the rise, he is worried whether he will get stuck here if restrictions are imposed on re-entry to Muscat by the time he wraps up the month-long vacation.
"Such an uncertainty with repercussions for their jobs was what held back many people from travelling home last year amidst restricted services in air bubble," said Mr. Sanjay a resident of Maradu.
