India Seeks Two Flights to Bring Back Nationals From Hubei
- Visitors being screened at airports, border crossings
- India says none of the 27 samples have tested positive
Medical staff wear protective clothing at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan on Jan. 25.
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India has sought permission to operate two flights to bring back its nationals from China’s Hubei province, foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.
Over 250 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Hubei, according to news reports. Hubei is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in which 132 people have died so far.