17 Indians abroad infected with coronavirus, says MEA

Seventeen Indians abords infected with coronavirus , the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday.

Responding to an inquiry in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said 16 cases were accounted for from Japan on the voyage boat and one from the UAE.

He further said that the legislature emptied a sum of 766 people - 723 Indian nationals and 43 outsiders - from China. Thus, 119 Indians have been taken back to India from the voyage transport in Japan, Muraleedharan said.

"Air India has raised a bill of Rs 5.98 crore for working two exceptional flights to China and an Indian Air Force flight conveying help material to China additionally conveyed Indian residents from Wuhan, China on its arrival venture," he said.