the global health crisis and Australia’s strict flight policy in its approach to combating the virus. She has been stranded in the DRC capital Kinshasa along with her boyfriend, Joseph Bagala, who is also on the continent due to being stranded after setting out to complete charity work.Ticket prices for flights have soared between the DRC and Australia - while flights are regularly cancelled, or waiting lists for the limited number of seats stretch on for months.Melissa found herself locked in the DRC - branded the world rape capital by a senior UN official - when they closed their borders the day after she arrived on 24 March.While Australia’s strict returns policy has hindered her attempts to get home.When she attempted to return on a.