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Group of Eight statement on COVID-19 situation in India
The rapidly escalating number of COVID-19 infections in India and the suffering it is causing is both heartbreaking and distressing.
The Group of Eight (Go8) stands in solidarity with India as they manage the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our thoughts are with our Indian friends, students, staff, research partners, and their families.
The Go8 has a long history of friendship and partnership with India in study, research collaboration and student exchange programs. More than 10,000 students from India study at one of our universities – 80 percent of whom are studying at post graduate level. These students have stuck by Go8 universities since Australia’s borders closed in March 2020 and many have continued to study online from their homes in India.