Coronavirus outbreak: Second batch of 323 Indians evacuated from China's virus-hit Wuhan
Coronavirus outbreak: Air India's jumbo B747 aircraft made two flights to Wuhan city to evacuate a total of 654 Indians from the Chinese city of Wuhan
- Feb 2, 2020,
- Updated Feb 2, 2020 11:20 AM IST
The second Air India flight carrying 323 Indian and seven Maldivian citizens from China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan city landed in New Delhi this morning. With this, a total of 654 Indians have been evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the outbreak of deadly coronavirus has killed hundreds of people.
Air India's jumbo B747 aircraft made two flights to Wuhan city to evacuate stranded Indians mostly students from Wuhan as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the deadly coronavirus a global health emergency. The first flight, carrying 211 students, 110 working professionals and 3 minors, reached the national capital on Saturday.
The deadly virus has killed 304 people and infected over 14,380 others in China while two people from Kerala have tested positive for the virus in India.
According to officials, six Indians could not board the first flight as they were stopped by the Chinese immigration officials due to high temperature. The may be quarantined to undergo tests to determine whether they have symptoms of the coronavirus, the officials added.
The second Air India flight carrying 323 Indian and seven Maldivian citizens from China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan city landed in New Delhi this morning. With this, a total of 654 Indians have been evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the outbreak of deadly coronavirus has killed hundreds of people.
Air India's jumbo B747 aircraft made two flights to Wuhan city to evacuate stranded Indians mostly students from Wuhan as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the deadly coronavirus a global health emergency. The first flight, carrying 211 students, 110 working professionals and 3 minors, reached the national capital on Saturday.
The deadly virus has killed 304 people and infected over 14,380 others in China while two people from Kerala have tested positive for the virus in India.
According to officials, six Indians could not board the first flight as they were stopped by the Chinese immigration officials due to high temperature. The may be quarantined to undergo tests to determine whether they have symptoms of the coronavirus, the officials added.