Manama, May 1 -- Bahrain parliament has requested the government to suspend all flights and the closure of airspace with India, after the situation of the COVID-19 second wave in India, local media reported.

India is experiencing a dramatic increase in infections in COVID-19, with hospitals short of oxygen and other essential medical supplies.

In an emergency proposal sent to the government, the Bahraini Council of Representatives called for a halt to all flights with India, including passenger flights, to allow only return to Bahrain.

The first deputy head of the legislature, MP Abdulnabi Salman, said, "The reason we have presented this proposal is what is happening in friendly India regarding an outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic i...