The Chinese government has not yet given the clearance for the relief material India sought to sent to Wuhan, and also bring back more Indian students from the city. It also added that there was an "unexplainable silence" on the part of the Chinese govt as to why clearance is not given. Modi also conveyed appreciation for the facilitation provided by the Government of China for the evacuation of Indian citizens from the Hubei province of China. Meanwhile, India's flag carrier airline, Air India, on Thursday suspended all flights to mainland China till June 20 in view of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in the country. The coronavirus epidemic has claimed the lives of at least 2,247 people so far worldwide.

Source: dna February 21, 2020 12:33 UTC