Foreign Minister Marise Payne has extended her sympathies to the man’s family but declined to say whether COVID-19 was the cause of his death
“Let me extend my sympathy, and that of the government, to the family of this person and to so many families that we know are dealing with what is an extraordinary challenge, with infection rates surging over 400,000 infections a day in India,” Senator Payne told 2GB.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would not comment on the death on Saturday morning and declined to confirm whether the man had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell told the Senate’s COVID-19 inquiry on Friday that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was providing consular assistance to the family. “The department’s aware and providing consular assistance in accordance with its charter to the family of an Australian permanent resident who reportedly has died in India, and I’m advised that owing to our privacy obligations we won’t be providing any further comment,” he said.
India is recording more than 400,000 cases per day and recently surged to new highs with 414,188 positive test results on Friday.More than 230,000 people have died of COVID-19 in India and there are widespread reports of oxygen shortages and overwhelmed hospitals. As a result of the escalating crisis, the Australian government banned flights from India and announced anyone attempting to break the new rules would face
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