CORONAVIRUS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS:
* The number of commercial flights from India to Australia will soon be slashed by 30 per cent
* The number of passengers on government-run repatriation flights from India will also be cut by 30 per cent
* Four scheduled repatriation flights from India will be pushed back from May to June
* The federal government is pulling together a list of high-risk countries, which is expected to include India
* Anyone who has been in a high-risk country in the past 14 days, and is transiting through a third country, will need to return a negative coronavirus test 72 hours before entering Australia
* Outbound travel to high-risk countries will be further restricted to essential travel
* The federal government will seek rapid antigen testing for Australians returning on direct flights from high-risk countries
* National cabinet will seek expert advice on the benefits of having aircrew vaccinated as a priority
Australian Associated Press
