Australia bans arrivals from India, says offenders face five years in jail, fines
6 hours ago People wearing masks walk through a mostly empty domestic terminal at Sydney Airport in Australia. File
Australian residents and citizens who have been in India within 14 days of the date they plan to return home will be banned from entering Australia as of Monday and those who disobey will face fines and jail, government officials said.
The temporary emergency determination, issued late on Friday, is the first time Australia has made it a offence for its citizens to return home.
India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed.
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A traveler wearing a protective face mask makes her way through the international terminal of Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney March 21, 2020. Reuters pic
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SYDNEY, Jan 18 Australia may not fully reopen its international borders this year even if most of the population is vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of its health department said today as the country recorded zero local Covid-19 cases.
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