243 Canadians repatriate from Amritsar on a special flight amid lockdown

Amid Coronavirus lockdown, a special flight of Qatar Airways carrying 243 Canians departed from Amritsar Airport on Wednesday. flight carrying Canians will land at Montreal, Cana via Doha.

"Just departed from Amritsar International Airport. Qatar Airways special flight to Montreal, Cana via Doha. 243 passengers on board, all Canians," state special chief secretary, KBS Sidhu, said on Twitter. 

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With Centre suspending all National and International flight services till May 3 to contain  Coronavirus spre in India, thousands of foreigners were stranded across various parts of country. On April 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi anunced extension of COVID-19 lockdown till May 3 to combat against Coronavirus.

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Coronavirus situation in India

According to latest update from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, number of total Coronavirus cases in country has climbed to 18,985, including 15,122 active cases. While 603 deaths have been reported overall, around 3,260 people have been cured/discharged/migrated. Meanwhile, Maharashtra and Delhi have highest number of cases in country.

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(With inputs from ncy)