Photo: Getty ImagesA statistics professor says cases in India have almost tripled since the travel suspension was announced and allowing travel to resume would be difficult. Statistics professor and principal investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini Professor Michael Plank told Morning Report arrivals from the vast majority of countries should remain subject to a 14-day quarantine. He said the situation in India is "alarming" and Covid-19 cases have almost tripled since the travel suspension was announced. "It seems difficult at the moment to allow travel from India to resume." University of Otago law professor Andrew Geddis told Morning Report there's no doubt the government has power to ban New Zealanders returning under Covid-19 legislation passed last year.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 21, 2021 22:07 UTC