Several Australians in India who were scheduled to return home by a repatriation flight initiated by the Australian government were grounded on Friday because either they were infected with Covid-19 or were considered a close contact of someone who was positive, a top Australian diplomat said.
The repatriation flights facilitated by the Australian government for its stranded citizens in India resumed from Friday following a two weeks ban due to Covid health crisis in India.
“Many passengers on the first flight on Friday were grounded due to Covid-19 positive test results,” Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell was quoted as saying by the ABC News.
