India travel ban not to be extended beyond 15 May, says Australian PM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said the travel ban on Australians returning home from coronavirus-hit India will not be extended beyond May 15 and repatriation flights will commence soon.
The Australian government, for the first time in history, recently imposed a temporary ban on its citizens from returning home, if they have spent time in India up to 14 days before flying back.
The government threatened to prosecute them with a possibility of five years of jail term or a penalty of 66,000 Australian dollars (USD 50,899).
The government’s order on the matter is set to expire on May 15.
Following the National Security Committee on Friday, Morrison agreed it saw “no need to extend it beyond that date”.
