One of the first Australians brought back from Covid-ravaged India on Saturday has already tested positive to the virus in Darwin. The first flight after the travel ban with India ended landed on Saturday, with one of its passengers since returning a positive result in the Howard Springs quarantine facility. Passengers returning to Australia from India are required to return a negative result from two tests before they are allowed to board their plane. Seventy-eight returnees are understood to have made it onto the eight-and-a-half hour flight, which touched down about 9.25am AEST on Saturday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is believed to be funding travel and quarantine arrangements for Australians involved in the IPL.

Source: Daily Mail May 17, 2021 01:37 UTC