Australians stranded in India prevented from boarding a repatriation flight say they're frustrated with the government's screening process, as it emerges some passengers barred from the flight have since tested negative for coronavirus.
They were at a hotel when they got a call informing them of Satinder’s result, which she says she still can’t believe.Satinder and Mohinder in home quarantine in New Delhi.The couple both received their second dose of a coronavirus vaccine a few weeks ago. It also reported CRL Diagnostics, the lab used by Qantas and the federal government to conduct the repatriation flight's screening process, lost its accreditation in April.A 'sigh of relief' for travellers on India repatriation flight as those left behind try to stay optimistic
Sunny has urged the federal government to have a more comprehensive plan to deal with stranded Australians who receive positive COVID-19 test results ahead of repatriation flights in the future.
Failing the most at risk Australians. lnptoxicculture
..... and those who tested negative in India have now tested positive on arrival in Australia. The Morrison Government is doing its level best to keep everyone of us safe. Difficult times require difficult decisions. ScottMorrisonMP
Aussies couldn’t take a covid test to travel from NSW to WA for most of 2020... tell me how that was allowed and this is different
Government get shit for taking too many risks, only now to be told they are being too cautious?! WTF?! Remember how state borders were closed for months... Aussies were involved there too?! This is now all political BS!
ANYTHING can be bought in India, including a covid test.
funny how everyone is australian when something goes wrong in the birth countries if you are a true ozzy you should be living in Oz
Wasn't it an Indian Laboritory that was faking the results. It seems that Australia is now responsible for fake Indian test. My god when are these so called Australian's going to start to blame the Indian Government & Prime Minister ford the mess they are in.
Based on this photo looks Indian citizens stranded in Indian while trying to get back to Australia
I don’t know why they are complaining - we did exactly the same thing when COVID was raging through the UK, when it was out of control in the USA... we blocked all repatriation planes coming in from, oh wait a minute, no we didn’t RacismIsNotOK
A true Aussie wouldn’t have a tea towel on their head
When did they go to India? Before or after Covid?
The Gov is trying to stop the pandemic coming to Australia and infecting 25 million people. What can people not understand. Would you rather the Government bring the virus in and infect 25 million people.Those people that travelled oversea's in a pandemic, did at their risk.
Y go over there is an unpredictable Pandemic in the first place.
This is a country where people were buying test results. The IPL crashed because of non compliance and poor testing. I wouldn’t trust the processes there.
If the government states their next step is to bring international students & they are simply going to ignore citizens stranded abroad - there should be a referendum where citizens vote. a) do you want citizens to be brought back? b) genuine uni students only ( 2nd & final year)
The photo looks like Indians stranded in Australia.
It’s shit that I read this as Indians feeling ‘Veddy Bad’.
Achieving anything in India is difficult at this time.