As coronavirus outbreak spreads, Delhi and Mumbai airports wear deserted look

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said that the total number of positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease increased to 107, after 12 fresh cases were reported from Maharashtra. In pic: A rather deserted look at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport as India cancelled all tourist visas and numerous international flights. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

Screening hundreds of passengers arriving from other countries and making sure everyone fills up the travel history form — officials at the IGI Airport have their task cut out. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

According to an airport official, strict measures are in place for travellers from 15 countries, including a separate entry and baggage collection points. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

Outside the airport, meanwhile, most passengers were wearing masks and cleaning their hands with sanitisers. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

Passengers arriving at the Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, which connects India’s financial center to the world, have also dipped drastically. (Express photo: Pradip Das)

India on Wednesday took the unprecedented decision to suspend all visas, barring select categories, till April 15, effectively closing its borders for a month. (Express photo: Pradip Das)

Visa free travel facility granted to OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) card holders is kept in abeyance till April 15th, 2020. (Express photo: Pradip Das)

Advising Indian nationals to avoid non-essential travel, the health ministry said “international traffic through land borders will be restricted to designated check posts with robust screening facilities”. (Express photo: Pradip Das)