Sunil Khanna, 51, died on April 29 in New Dehli hospital after contracting virusA third Australian has died from Covid-19 in India while travelling to visit his sick parents as the country continues to battle its catastrophic second wave of the virus. Mr Khanna's death comes as Sydney businessman Govid Kant became the second Australian to die from coronavirus in India. The prime minister has described Mr Kant's death as a terrible tragedy but argued the virus-ravaged country was not safe. The India travel ban lifted on Saturday and about 70 people have since returned to Australia, but there are still almost 10,000 people desperate to come back. The prime minister said more than 1000 had also sought to travel from Australia to India since April 23.

Source: Daily Mail May 19, 2021 11:18 UTC