Scott Morrison denies Australians in India ‘unfairly blocked’ from return amid Covid

Prime minster says rigorous testing essential for entering country but Anthony Albanese says government failed stranded citizens

Scott Morrison has rejected suggestions Covid-positive Australians were “unfairly blocked” from returning from India, despite conceding problems with the pre-flight testing regime.

About 80 returnees are now in quarantine in the Howard Springs facility in the Northern Territory after they landed from India on Saturday following the lifting of the travel ban from the virus-ravaged country.

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Source: The Guardian