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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has sought to quell concerns over the introduction of fines and jail penalties for Australians who try to return home from India, declaring the chance of it happening is “pretty much zero”.
The government has received widespread backlash for its decision to make it illegal for people stranded in India to return home until 15 May, as the country battles a catastrophic coronavirus outbreak.
The emergency declaration, permitted under the Biosecurity Act, states Australian citizens and residents could attract a $66,600 fine or a five-year jail term for breaching the suspension.
No such measure has been applied by the government to any other international COVID-19 hotspot so far.
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Rajni Gill woke up with a slight fever in mid-April, the first warning that she had COVID-19. Within a few days, she was breathless and nearly unconscious in a hospital.
Desperate to arrange plasma treatment for Dr Gill, a gynaecologist in the city of Noida, her family called doctors, friends, anyone they thought could help. Then her sister posted a plea on Facebook: “I am looking for a plasma donor for my sister who is hospitalised in Noida. She is B positive and is 43.”
The message, quickly amplified on Twitter, flashed across the phone of Srinivas B.V., an opposition politician in nearby Delhi, who was just then securing plasma for a college student. He deputised a volunteer donor to rush to the blood bank for Dr Gill.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he makes no apologies for the travel ban on people returning from India as pressure continues to mount over the government s hard-line stance.
It comes as the president of Australia s peak medical body has written to Mr Morrison and Health Minister Greg Hunt urging them to commit to repatriation of vulnerable Australians in India.
The government has faced widespread backlash over its decision to make it illegal for people stranded in India to return home until 15 May, as the India battles a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference.