News/City Updates

Coronavirus: Govt approves flights to Vizag, Delhi to help Indians in Kuala Lumpur

In a move to evacuate the Indians stranded in foreign countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Government approved Air Asia flights to Delhi and Vizag to bring home the students and other passengers stuck in Kuala Lumpur. As per media reports, it has been estimated that about 200 million Indians were stranded in the Malaysian capital city amid the ongoing global health crisis.

The Government stated that flights have been approved flights from Kuala Lumpur to help the Indians waiting in transit there. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S Jaishankar shared, “Appreciate the difficult situation of Indian students and other passengers waiting in transit at Kuala Lumpur airport. We have now approved

Air Asia flights for you to Delhi and Vizag. These are tough times and you should understand the precautions. Please contact the airline.”

The move comes even as the Government, on Tuesday, banned the travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, and Malaysia with immediate effect.

As on Wednesday, the number of coronavirus positive cases in India rose to 147. Several states have declared shutdown of multiple sectors as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the deadly virus

that has already claimed close to 8000 lives around the world.

This post was last modified on %s = human-readable time difference 11:32 am

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

Lawyers promise legal support to gangrape victim

Lawyers in Visakhapatnam staged a dharna in front of the district court on 22 November…

18 mins ago

India’s largest convention centre will come up in Visakhapatnam: Nara Lokesh

During the AP Assembly session on 21 November 2024, IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh…

2 hours ago

2nd Infosys campus to new data units: Lokesh shares 5 key IT developments in Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh's IT and HRD Minister, Nara Lokesh, has revealed a series of exciting IT…

2 hours ago

Badamgir Sai passes away

Noted stage artiste and founder of Rangasai Nataka Sangam and Rangasai Nataka Grandhalayam, AVVS Murthy,…

4 hours ago

What Are The New Releases on OTT Today? Here’s What to Add to Your Watchlist

A slew of fresh and exciting OTT releases are dropping today, promising a binge-worthy lineup…

19 hours ago

Hot & Hearty: The best soups in Visakhapatnam that complements this weather!

With the weather taking a turn these past couple of days, it’s like Visakhapatnam has…

20 hours ago