Coronavirus: 282 infected Indian citizens abroad; Here’s country-wise detail

As number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across world, Indian government has revealed number of infected citizens abro. Answering an unstarred question related to number of infected citizens country-wise, Union Minister V Muraleedharan listed six countries along with Hong Kong region where Indian nationals infected from virus are currently present.

Iran has highest number of Indian nationals who are infected by COVID-19, followed by United Arab Emirates and Italy. While Iran has 255 confirmed Indian patients, UAE is a distant second with 12 Indian nationals. Italy, worst-hit country in Europe, has confirmed five Indian patients. Or countries include Kuwait, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka which has reported one Indian patient each.  

“ Indian Embassies in respective countries are in touch with such Indian citizens regarding appropriate medical attention in cooperation with local authorities,” said Union Minister in a statement.

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Assistance to China

External Affairs Minister also told Parliament that India has provided masks, gloves and emergency medical equipment to China on February 26 to combat vel coronavirus. Muraleedharan said that government provided assistance as a mark of friendship and solidarity from people of India towards people of China.

Union Minister highlighted that two countries are celebrating 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations. Around 15 tonnes of supplies were delivered by an Indian Air Force C-17 special flight, which landed in Wuhan, and were handed over to Hubei Charity Federation. medical supplies include one lakh pieces of surgical masks, five lakh pairs of surgical gloves, 75 infusion pumps, 30 enteral feeding pumps, 21 defibrillators, and 4000 pieces of N-95 masks.

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While China has registered a significant decline in number of coronavirus cases, India has issued several visories to contain coronavirus as threat of community transmission looms large. According to latest report, 152 people have been tested positive for COVID-19 and three people have succumbed to infection.

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