Coronavirus: 119 Indians from quarantined ship in Japan land in Delhi

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Coronavirus: 119 Indians from quarantined ship in Japan land in Delhi
Coronavirus: 119 Indians from quarantined ship in Japan land in Delhi

New Delhi : Around 119 Indians were brought back to India from the quarantined ship in Japan after they were tested negative to the coronavirus. Five people from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru were also brought back in Indian plane.

India thanked 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 and Peru who were quarantined onboard the #DiamondPrincess due to #COVID19. Appreciate the facilitation of Japanese authorities. Thank you @airindiain once again," tweeted Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. 

138 Indians, including 132 crew and six passengers among the 3711 people were on board the luxury cruise ship. 

Of these, 16 were tested positive for coronavirus and will stay in Japan for treatment, while the remaining will be repatriated to India.

Coronavirus has infected more than 80,000 people in 37 countries, causing more than 2,600 deaths in the past few months.