Australia defends decision to sanction travellers from Covid-ravaged India | Malay Mail

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SYDNEY, May 3 — Australia today defended its decision to penalise its own citizens entering the country within two weeks of being in Covid-ravaged India, saying it had “strong, clear and absolute” belief the move was legal. Health Minister Greg Hunt pointed to the alarming surge of...

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Australia’s quarantine hotels have seen a 1,500 per cent spike in Covid-19 cases from India since March, raising questions about pre-departure testing in India and leading to this “agonising decision,” Hunt said.“The strong, clear view is that there has been no doubt in any of the Commonwealth advice about this measure or other measures,” he said, referring to Australia’s emergency biosecurity decision, which took effect today.

The hashtag #DictatorScott was trending on Twitter today as Australians reacted to the strict new policy. Returning residents and citizens must undergo a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine at their own expense. Australia has seen 22,245 cases of community transmission and 910 deaths through the pandemic.

The country’s vaccination programme has moved slowly, administering just over two million doses so far, well short of initial government forecasts of four million by the end of March.

 

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