Australia resumes repatriation flights from India for stranded citizens amidst disastrous virus spread | India News
MELBOURNE: The repatriation flights facilitated by the Australian government for its stranded citizens in India resumed from Friday, according to foreign minister Marise Payne. Payne said that a flight on Friday departed from Sydney to pick up Australian passengers in New Delhi before arriving back in Darwin on Saturday. “It has also carried life-saving oxygen equipment to India to support its Covid-19 response,” she said. Payne said the passengers would have to undergo a strict quarantine to make sure they are not carrying the variant of the coronavirus first identified in India. ...