124 citizens from Japan’s Diamond Princess Ship reached Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 27(HS): The government of India has evacuated 119 Indians and five foreign nationals from the worst-affected city of  Wuhan.

Indian Air Force aircrafts  that went to Wuhan city of China has 76 Indians  and 36 foreign nationals onboard when it landed in New Delhi..

The Indians, brought from both the planes will be kept at ITBP’s Observation Center at Chawla after thermal screening.

The five foreigners brought from Japan include citizens of Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru. The Government of India has thanked the Government of Japan for helping to evacuate the people. From 3 February, the Diamond Princess Ship was halted at Yokohama Port, Japan. 138 Indians were stranded in it, of which 16 are infected with coronaviruses.

Dr.S. Jaishankar wrote on Twitter that 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 on board the Diamond Princess due to COVID19. Appreciate the facilitation of Japanese authorities.Thank you @airindiain once again.

A special Air Force C-17 Globemaster arrived in Delhi from China at 6.45 am on Thursday. The 112 people who returned from it will be kept at the Observation Center at Chawla, ITBP after the thermal screening. Among the 36 foreign nationals who returned from Wuhan are Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, China, South Africa, the US and Madagascar.

The Army aircraft flew to Wuhan from Hindon Airbase on Wednesday. The aircraft sent 15 tons of medical equipment. It contained masks, gloves, and other emergency medical devices. The aircraft was scheduled to fly to China on February 20, but the clearance was delayed. On February 25, a Health Ministry official informed of China’s approval for the aircraft.

Chinese health officials said that cases of coronavirus are decreasing day by day. Only 433 new cases were reported in the country on Wednesday. While 29 people died. 26 people have died in Hubei province. So far 78,487 cases of infection have been confirmed in China. While 2744 people have died.

In South Korea, there have been 334 new cases of infection a day. On Wednesday, a case of an American soldier was also infected. So far 1595 cases have been confirmed in the country and 13 people have died. At the same time, the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Pakistan, Georgia, Norway, Macedonia, Greece and Romania.