The consulate in Dubai said it had received almost 200,000 applications, appealing on Twitter for “patience and cooperation” as India undertakes the “massive task” of repatriation. The two flights which landed in Kerala state from Abu Dhabi and Dubai Thursday were carrying 354 people, including nine infants. “I’m relieved that I’m home,” a man on the flight from Abu Dhabi told Agence France-Presse (AFP) by telephone as he waited to disembark in Kerala state. Indian citizens with coveted tickets, arriving at Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports, were greeted by medics in masks, gloves and plastic aprons who took blood samples for antibody tests. I’m super relieved,” one 40-year-old passenger at Abu Dhabi airport told AFP.

Source: Manila Times May 08, 2020 17:15 UTC