India clears second batch of Indians from coronavirus hit Wuhan in China

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India clears second batch of Indians from coronavirus hit Wuhan in China
India clears second batch of Indians from coronavirus hit Wuhan in China

New Delhi : A second batch of stranded Indians in China's Wuhan, the epicenter of Coronavirus, has been cleared with the help of an Air India's Boeing. They landed in Delhi on Sunday morning.

India airlifted 323 Indians today from Wuhan as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the deadly coronavirus a global health emergency.

More than 300 deaths have been reported in China and over 9000 people have been diagnosed positive to the virus. Meanwhile, two people in China, who have a travel history to China, have been diagnosed with the virus and have been moved to isolation wards.

The second Air India special flight departed at 3:10 am (IST) from Wuhan today and landed at New Delhi airport around 9:40 am.

Seven citizens of Maldives have also been airlifted in the same plane.

"Deep gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and EM Dr S Jaishankar. Special thanks to Ambassadors Vikram Misri and Sunjay Sudhir and their teams," Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahi tweeted.

The first flight that airlifted 323 students from Wuhan had landed in Delhi on Saturday.

"The 2nd Air India flight from Wuhan has just taken off for Delhi with 323 Indian citizens on board. 7 Maldives citizens are also being evacuated," tweeted Vikram Misri, the Indian ambassador to China.

Two Indians failed to board the flight during evacuation drive as they reported high temperatures. On Saturday, six Indians could not board the first flight as they were stopped by the Chinese immigration officials after they reported high temperature.