citiesUpdated: Jun 01, 2020 04:47 ISTAs many as 144 Indian nationals from the region, who were stuck in Ukraine following the outbreak of coronavirus, landed at the Chandigarh International Airport on an Air India flight early on Sunday. The evacuation was part of the second phase of the Vande Bharat Mission of the Government of India. As per the spokesperson of the airport, the aircraft landed at 3:12am with 144 passengers from various adjoining states — 54 from Himachal Pradesh, 53 from Haryana, 34 from Punjab, two from Chandigarh, and one from Rajasthan. All passengers were screened by Punjab health department and were subsequently handed over to respective states after immigration and customs clearances. Afterwards, all passengers were sent for quarantine as per protocol issued by their respective states who had arranged for their transportation.

Source: Hindustan Times May 31, 2020 16:53 UTC