Dozens of Australians due to fly home today were told they cannot board their flight. Photo / 123RF
More than 70 people due to catch repatriation flights out of India to Australia have been told they cannot leave the country after dozens tested positive for coronavirus.
A total of 40 people tested positive for Covid-19 before boarding the flight, and 30 more were classed as close contacts of
those positive cases, the ABC reports.
It means a total of 70 people are no longer able catch the repatriation flight, which had a total of 150 seats booked.
The flight is the first to return from India in more than two weeks, after the government imposed a temporary ban on Australian citizens returning from the country earlier this month.
