Air India to fly to Milan to rescue Indians stranded in Coronavirus-hit Italy

In a major relief for Indians stranded in Italy due to vel Coronavirus outbreak, Government will be operating Air India flight to Milan city to rescue m on Saturday.

“ flight would take off tomorrow afteron and would be landing on Sunday morning at Delhi Airport,” informed Rubina Ali, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official Dammu Ravi said around 220 students live in and around Milan in Italy, and government's priority is to bring m back. "If any or students are left behind y can contact our missions, and we will see what next we can do,” he ded.

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MoS for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan also anunced that nearly 250 Indians are expected to be rescued from Milan in wake of Coronavirus outbreak which has killed over 1,000 in Italy so far. 

In same press briefing, Home Ministry official Anil Malik said that Indo-Banglesh passenger buses and trains will remain suspended till 15th April. Along Indo-Nepal border, four check posts will remain operational. ditionally, out of 37 land check posts, traffic to be allowed through 19 and visa-free entry for Bhutanese and Nepalese nationals will continue.

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India sends medical team to Rome

Embassy in Italy welcomed medical team from India who arrived in Rome on Friday to test Indian students stranded in Coronavirus-hit country before ir rescue. Ahe of ir arrival, Indian Embassy in Italy me all arrangements to gar Indians stuck in Rome and to ensure that all of m are tested as per instructions before being rescued by India.

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 Indian Health Ministry on Thursday decided to send a team of doctors to collect swab samples of Indian students stranded in Italy, which is one of worst-affected countries of Coronavirus. move drew a massive response by Indians, as two emergency helpline numbers issued by Indian Embassy in Italy were flooded with calls for test. Embassy n launched two more helpline numbers to ensure that individual missed out on test.

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