16 Of 78 Afghanistan Evacuees, Who Reached Delhi Yesterday, Are Covid +ve

Sixteen Afghanistan evacuees out of the 78 that landed in India yesterday are coronavirus positive. As a measure of precaution, all 78 have been quarantined.

Sixteen Afghanistan evacuees out of the 78 that landed in India yesterday are coronavirus positive. As a measure of precaution, all 78 have been quarantined. A special Air Force flight flew the evacuees from Kabul to Tajikistan's Dushanbe on Monday. An Air India flight with 78 passengers, including 25 Indian citizens, landed in New Delhi from Dushanbe Tuesday morning. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday informed that a total of 626 people, including 228 Indian citizens, have been evacuated from Afghanistan till now. He also informed that 77 among them were Afghan Sikhs. The number of Indian citizens evacuated does not include those working in the Indian Embassy, Mr Puri added.