How many deaths are we prepared to risk? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 6, 2021 — 12.02am Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Andrew Dyson To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. INDIA TRAVEL BAN How many deaths are we prepared to risk? The travel ban is in place while COVID-19 is running rampant in India and while we do not have sufficient quarantine facilities in Australia. Our hotel quarantine barely copes with the current level of arrivals. We still see COVID-positive cases among the arrivals, even from countries with low rates of infection. We also see cases where COVID-19 is transmitted to quarantine workers. The real question is: How many collateral infections and deaths in Australia are acceptable if we allow travellers from India into this country?