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Live breaking news: 70 Aussies barred from flying out of India

Dozens of Australians due to fly home today were told they cannot board their flight after a number of passengers tested positive for coronavirus.

More than 70 people due to catch repatriation flights out of India have been told they cannot leave the country after dozens tested positive for coronavirus.

A total 40 people tested positive for COVID-19 before boarding the flight, and 30 more were classed as close contacts of those positive cases, the ABC reports.

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