Nearly ever single passenger on a Covid-infected flight into Perth on Saturday had recently been in India, as Mark McGowan hits out at the accuracy of Covid-19 testing in the virus-ravaged nation.
The Western Australia premier confirmed four cases of the virus were found in hotel quarantine on Tuesday - all of whom flew into the city from Kuala Lumpur on April 24.
In total, 78 of the 79 passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH125 had recently been in India, Mr McGowan confirmed.
The country is battling a deadly surge in coronavirus infections with infected patients dying on the streets outside hospitals, with 352,991 new cases on Monday alone.
NSW says the rest of Australia needs to take on more international arrivals, with a new report showing the state has taken almost 50% of returning travellers
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Government restarts bubble travel to Western Australia from Wednesday
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