Coronavirus Update: 119 Indians from quarantined ship in Japan land in Delhi
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: February 27, 2020 10:54 IST2020-02-27T10:52:04+5:302020-02-27T10:54:16+5:30
A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five people from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, ...
Coronavirus Update: 119 Indians from quarantined ship in Japan land in Delhi
A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five people from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, landed in New Delhi this morning.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar thanked the Japanese authorities for facilitating the evacuation of people.
Air India flight has just landed in Delhi from Tokyo,carrying 119 Indians & 5 nationals from Sri Lanka,Nepal, South Africa&Peru who were quarantined onboard the #DiamondPrincess due to #COVID19. Appreciate the facilitation of Japanese authorities.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 26, 2020
Thank you @airindiain once again
As many as 138 Indians including 132 crew and six passengers were among the 3,711 people on board the luxury cruise ship, which was quarantined off Japan on February 5 after it emerged that a former passenger had tested positive for the virus.
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