Mumbai: Australia has banned flights to and from India until May 15 amid the second wave of coronavirus in India.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the suspension would remain in place until at least May 15 due to ‘clearly present’ risks of travel from India, leaving thousands of Australians including high-profile cricketers stranded.
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However, the UK, UAE, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, UAE and Pakistan have announced similar measures limiting the number of countries Indians can travel to during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, India recorded over 3.52 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours, taking the country’s total infections to over 1.73 crores.
Out of these, over 28 lakh cases are currently active while 1.43 crore people have recovered after testing positive. With 2,812 new fatalities, the death toll is now over 1.95 lakh.
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