Australia will resume repatriation flights for Australian nationals in India after May 15, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated on Friday.
The resumption will finish a travel ban that made it a criminal offense for residents and residents of Australia to enter the nation from India. No different democratic nation has issued an identical ban on all arrivals.
Australians who take a look at optimistic for the coronavirus will not be allowed to journey, officers stated, and the federal government has launched a pre-departure testing regime in India in an effort to catch infections earlier than they attain Australia.
Critics of the journey ban have accused the federal government of racism and insensitivity, however officers have stated that the restrictions are mandatory to forestall transmission from the devastating outbreak in India.
Australian officers initially stated that anybody making an attempt to return from India confronted up to 5 years in jail and practically 60,000 Australian {dollars} ($46,300). But because the measure got here below withering criticism this week, Mr. Morrison stated it was “highly unlikely” that these looking for to return home would really face jail.
