Several Australians stranded in India who were kicked off the first mercy flight back home because they tested positive to Covid-19 have been re-tested for the virus and returned a negative result. Around 70 passengers were barred by authorities from boarding the Qantas flight from New Delhi before it landed in Darwin, in the Northern Territory, at 9.25am on Saturday. The flight could have seated 150 passengers and was the first plane to leave India for Australia after the federal government closed the border to the Covid-ravaged country on April 27. As part of precaution all the passengers were required to undergo pre-flight quarantine measures which included staying in a hotel and getting tested for Covid-19. Mr Wig's wife and toddler had tested positive to the virus despite showing no symptoms.

Source: Daily Mail May 15, 2021 23:36 UTC