ANI 323 stranded Indians and seven Maldivian citizens from China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city were airlifted on Sunday morning. India on Sunday airlifted a second batch of 323 stranded Indians and seven Maldivian citizens from China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, taking the total number of people evacuated to 654, officials said. Air India’s jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city - the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed 304 people and infected 14,380 others. “The 2nd #AirIndia flight from #Wuhan has just taken off for #Delhi with 323 Indian citizens on board. Grateful once again to @MFA_China and local authorities all across #Hubei for their assistance,” Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri tweeted.

Source: Huffington Post February 02, 2020 03:11 UTC