Australian PM downplays fears that Australians who try to return from India will face fines and jail terms

Relatives of a person who died of COVID-19 mourn outside a field hospital in Mumbai, India.

Relatives of a person who died of COVID-19 mourn outside a field hospital in Mumbai, India. Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

The government has faced widespread backlash over its decision to make it illegal for people stranded in India to return home until 15 May, as India battles a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak.



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