Mangaluru: The threat of Omicron forces students to study abroad to fly there before, to ensure that they are not stranded, in terms of flights canceled, or there is an increase in tariffs.
For example, ASHWIL MELITA VEIGAS, a Bajal resident, has traveled to Australia almost two months earlier.
A cyber security student at Deakin University, Australia, he said, “My course started on 1.
March with Covid cases increased, I was worried that the border could be sealed again.
Ordering moments opened, I ordered my ticket and landed here at 20 December.
I have planned my high study for the past four years, and did not want Covid-19 to destroy it, “Ashwil told Toi.
Seeteram, a resident of Bengaluru, who has received a ticket in Brunel University London, England for MSc in engineering management, has traveled a month before.
He said that generally students study abroad flying one or two weeks in advance, before the course begins.
“Because my study visa started a month before the start of my program, I decided to get there before.
This is because I see that air fees are getting expensive, and fear of the increase in the omicron variant case of the SARS-COV-2 virus.
I have recommended it Same to my friends.
Achieving here earlier also helps you settle calmly, before the class starts, “said the class, whose class began in the first week of January.
Chaturvedi Akshay, Founder and CEO, Edu Leverage, an educational company, said that there was absolutely no reason to panic.
“Countries such as Britain, US, Canada, and others are better prepared to welcome students who are fully vaccinated.
In addition, it is important for foreign universities to maintain open communication lines with students,” he said.