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80 Indian students still in coronavirus-hit Wuhan: Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): An estimated 80 Indian students are still living in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Friday, adding that 70 of them chose to stay behind at the time of the evacuation operation.
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Let's vacate Parliament to shelter evacuees: Nepali lawmaker jabs govt ove
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 5 (ANI): Nepal's Federal Socialist Party MP Pradeep Yadav on Tuesday hit out at the central government over its failure to finalise the location to set up quarantine facilities, and sarcastically proposed that those to be rescued from coronavirus-hit Wuhan city in C
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Air India crew part of Wuhan evacuation sent on week-long leave
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 3 (ANI): The Air India crew onboard the two special flights that evacuated more than 600 Indians from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan has been sent on a week-long leave, an Air India spokesperson said on Monday.
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Andhra woman remains stuck in Wuhan, seeks govt help
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): A software engineer and TLC employee from Andhra Pradesh, who was allegedly not allowed to board the two special Air India flights that brought back many Indians from the coronavirus-hit Wuhan as she was running high body temperature, is now see
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France says 20 evacuees from China showing signs of coronavirus infection
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], Feb 03 (Sputnik/ANI): About 20 passengers of France's evacuation flight from virus-stricken Wuhan in China have displayed symptoms of infection with coronavirus and are currently under medical supervision in the very plane they arrived, Minister of Health Agnes Buzyn said.
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Maldives President thanks India for evacuating 7 Maldivians from coronavir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 2 (ANI): Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the evacuation of seven Maldivian nationals from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Coronavirus crisis: Russia suspends visa-free group travel with China
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb 02 (ANI): Russia on Saturday suspended visa-free group travel with China as well as the issuance of work visas for Chinese citizens amid coronavirus concerns.
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3 arrested for spreading fake rumours about coronavirus online: Kerala He
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shylaja on Saturday said that the cyber cell has arrested three people for spreading misinformation on social media about the deadly coronavirus that traces its origins from the seafood market in the central Chinese province of Wuhan.
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Health Ministry secretary reviews screening of evacuated Indian through vi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department Preeti Sudan on Saturday reviewed screening of Indians evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of novel coronavirus outbreak, through video conferencing on Saturday.
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Nepal plans chartered flights to evacuate citizens from Wuhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 1 (ANI): Nepal government has initiated the process to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, and is planning to send a chartered aeroplane as soon as possible.
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Evacuation from contagious area biggest challenge, says AI pilot Amitabh S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The successful evacuation of the first batch of the Indians from the coronavirus-struck Chinese city of Wuhan took over seven hours, with each passenger having to go through proper medical screening and immigration process, Air India's Director of Operation
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Second Air India special flight to leave for Wuhan today
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The second Air India special flight will depart on Saturday afternoon from New Delhi to Wuhan for the evacuation of Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city, national carrier's spokesperson Dhananjay Kumar said.
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