Those who ignored the advice and went anyway, now want to come home.
If you leave the safety and jurisdiction of our country contrary to government advice, you are playing Russian Roulette - gambling with your health and security.
Like any gamble, you can’t always win.
We are relatively safe in Australia from outbreaks of Covid, from nations which initially didn’t take this virus seriously.
Indians were seen swimming in the Ganges in their thousands recently, despite the presence of Covid during dangerous previous outbreaks.
Australian citizens stuck in India during this third wave crisis now want the government to rescue them and bring them home.