Coronavirus: 19 Indians, 5 foreigners from Japan evacuated

A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa, and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship, landed in New Delhi on Thursday morning. Of these, 16 were tested positive for coronavirus and will stay in Japan for treatment, while the remaining will be repatriated to India. Earlier this month, India had evacuated as many as 640 of its nationals from Wuhan.