Fines, Jail Time for Australians Defying India Travel Ban

Fines, Jail Time for Australians Defying India Travel Ban
Indirect routes to Australia from India via Doha, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore have been banned. Sydney International airport on Feb. 28, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Edwina Pickles - Pool/Getty Images
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Australia is yet to add other countries to its high-risk list as India’s COVID-19 crisis sees almost 400,000 daily new cases added to a tally of human misery.

Australians trying to return from India as the country faces an escalating coronavirus crisis now face fines or jail time for getting on a plane.