Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shuttered a travel loophole that allowed travellers to sidestep a flight ban from India by transiting through the Middle-East. The announcement comes amid a massive surge in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases in India, which has so far claimed more than 200,000 lives. In response, the Australian government paused all flights from India until May 15, leaving approximately 9,000 Australians stranded in the country. Up until April 28 however, travellers could still fly to Australia from India, if they transited through Doha, Qatar. Among those who made it back before the ban were Australian cricketers Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson, going through a “gateway city” before returning home. “It became apparent to us on Wednesday and it was closed off at about 7 o’clock Wednesday evening,” Morrison told 2GB radio on Friday. “That flight that those cricketers were on managed to get away just …
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