Australia is expected to ban all flights from India amid a surge of cases in the country.

Australia’s National Security Committee will meet tomorrow and decide whether to suspend flights coming in from India.

Australia is looking into sending oxygen to try and help ease the crisis.

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Health workers distribute evening tea to patients in a ward at the Covid-19 Care Center set up at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Noting that at least six high courts are hearing disputes about Covid-19 management including oxygen shortages, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked India’s federal government to come up with a national plan for the distribution of essential supplies and services. Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

One in 30 Australians are of Indian heritage.

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Health workers turn away a vehicle at the main entrance of the Lok Nayayak Jaiprakash Hospital in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Noting that at least six high courts are hearing disputes about Covid-19 management including oxygen shortages, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked India’s federal government to come up with a national plan for the distribution of essential supplies and services. Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Health Minister, Greg Hunt, said if all flights are cancelled, “we will do it with a heavy heart – but without hesitation”.

“India is literally gasping for oxygen,” he said.

Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a cut of flights by 30 per cent plus a new rule meaning passengers must be tested on route if they change planes.

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A Covid-19 patient is attended to in ambulance while waiting at the main entrance of the Lok Nayayak Jaiprakash Hospital in New Delhi, India (Bloomberg)

The nation is the world’s second-most populated.

The capital Delhi, home to nearly 30 million people, is reporting positive tests of about one in every three people.

It is the fourth day in a row cases India’s daily cases numbers have hit world-record levels.

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A notice on a gate indicates that there is no oxygen at the Covid-19 Care Center set up at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, (Bloomberg)
As COVID-19 cases surge and India continues to face severe oxygen shortages, private companies are stepping in to offer their support.
As COVID-19 cases surge and India continues to face severe oxygen shortages, private companies are stepping in to offer their support. (Getty)

The country has so far confirmed more than 186,000 deaths and 16 million cases, with three million added in the last two weeks alone.

Hospitals are running out of oxygen and supplies, and crematoriums are overflowing, sparking fears a major humanitarian disaster is underway.



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