Official medical advice warned of health risks Australians stranded in India face
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The official medical advice to the Morrison government recommending “pausing” Australian arrivals from India also contained a blunt warning that those stranded risk serious illness and even death.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly’s advice said: “It is important in any measures we implement that we balance the burden on our...





