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Published 19:33 IST, March 18th 2020

195 Indians brought back from coronavirus-hit Iran, kept at Army facility in Jaisalmer

A batch of 195 Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit Iran was brought back by a special plane on Wednesday evening, an official said here.

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A batch of 195 Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit Iran was brought back by a special plane on Wednesday evening, an official said here.

They landed at Rajasthan's Jaisalmer airport and were shifted to an Army's wellness facility after screening, defence spokesperson Col Sombit Ghosh said.

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With the arrival of this batch of evacuees, the total number of quarantined people at the Army wellness facility in the Jaisalmer Military Station increased to 484, he said.

"All quarantined persons are stable and are making full use of the facilities available in the wellness facility," he added. 

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19:33 IST, March 18th 2020