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Australia Bans All Passenger Flights From India Until May 15 Amid COVID-19 Surge
Passenger flights from India to Australia have been banned until May 15, announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on April 27 due to COVID-19.
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Passenger flights from India to Australia have been banned until May 15, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on April 27 in the wake of the COVID-19 surge. All flights to India have also been postponed, as the Australian PM announced the decisions following a meeting of the National Security Committee of Cabinet. While the latest announcement will definitely increase the uncertainty for Australians stranded abroad, the Morrison-led government will also be sending ventilators and protective equipment to help India deal with the crippling second wave of COVID-19 with the nation registering a record-breaking surge in daily cases for consecutive days.
COVID-19: Australia bans all passenger flights from India till May 15
The decision was taken during a meeting of the Cabinet s national security committee. Scott Morrison said that the situation will be reassessed later. Australia to consider the proposal to suspend flights from India (Image Source: Reuters)
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Updated: Apr 27, 2021, 03:25 PM IST
Australia has banned all international flights from India for the next three weeks in view of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that the country has decided to suspend all direct passenger flights from India till May 15.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the Cabinet s national security committee. The Prime Minister said that the situation will be reassessed before taking any further decisions.
Australia bans all direct passenger flights from India until May 15
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Australia has suspended all direct passenger flights from India due to the unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases. The decision was taken during a meeting of Cabinet’s national security committee.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the suspension would remain in place until at least May 15 due to clearly present risks of travel from India, leaving thousands of Australians -including high-profile cricketers -stranded,
AFP reported.
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MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said cricketers competing in the IPL will have to make their own arrangements to return home after his country banned all flights from India in the wake of a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic there.
Australia on Tuesday suspended all direct passenger flights from India with immediate effect until May 15 due to the very significant spike in Covid-19 cases. They have travelled there privately. This wasn t part of an Australian tour. They re under their own resources and they ll be using those resources too, I m sure, to see them return to Australia in accordance with their own arrangements, Morrison was quoted as saying by The Guardian .
: Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 12:26 PM IST
Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Australia joins list of countries banning flights from India; to send medical equipment
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As India s COVID-19 case tally continues to rise, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that the country was suspending all direct passenger flights from India until May 15. The southern country now joins an increasingly longer list of countries that have restricted travel to and from India. Reportedly, even after flights resume, all passengers will be required to return a negative COVID-19 nasal swab as well as a negative rapid antigen test before departure.
The Sydney Morning Herald quoted the Prime Minister to report that Australia would also be sending urgently required medical equipment to India. This includes 500 non-invasive ventilators, 1 million surgical masks, 500,000 P2 and N95 masks, 100,000 surgical gowns, 100,000 goggles, 100,000 pairs of gloves and 20,000 face shields as well as a