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India flies home 323 more citizens from Chinese city battling coronavirus

Air India's jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city, the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic.

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Students are checked by body thermal scanners as a precautionary measure against the spread of a new virus at a school in Manila, Philippines, Friday. Photo: AP | PTI

KJM Verma Beijing
India on Sunday airlifted a second batch of 323 stranded Indians and seven Maldivian citizens from China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, taking the total number of people evacuated to 654, officials said.

Air India's jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city - the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed 304 people and infected 14,380 others.

"The 2nd #AirIndia flight from #Wuhan has just taken off for #Delhi with 323 Indian citizens on board. 7 Maldives citizens are also being evacuated. Grateful once again to @MFA_China and local authorities all across #Hubei for their assistance," Indian Ambassador to China Vikram

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