119 Indians, stuck in coronavirus-hit Japan ship for over 20 days, land in Delhi on Air India flight

An Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka,Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were quarantined onboard the coronavirus-hit Japan ship Diamond Princess, landed in Delhi from Tokyo on Thursday morning.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar, taking to Twitter, thanked the Japanese authorities for their facilitation in evacuation.

“Air India flight has just landed in Delhi from Tokyo,carrying 119 Indians & 5 nationals from Sri Lanka,Nepal, South Africa&Peru who were quarantined onboard the #DiamondPrincess due to #COVID19. Appreciate the facilitation of Japanese authorities.Thank you @airindiain once again,” tweeted Jaishankar.

 

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