{"id":320937,"date":"2020-03-10T06:12:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T06:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=320937"},"modified":"2020-03-10T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T06:14:00","slug":"first-batch-of-pilgrims-stuck-in-coronavirus-hit-iran-brought-back-to-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/first-batch-of-pilgrims-stuck-in-coronavirus-hit-iran-brought-back-to-india\/","title":{"rendered":"First batch of pilgrims stuck in coronavirus-hit Iran brought back to India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320940 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/indians-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/03\/indians-1.jpg 727w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/03\/indians-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/03\/indians-1-696x471.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/03\/indians-1-621x420.jpg 621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/>An Air Force\u00a0C-17 Globemaster\u00a0aircraft from Tehran landed\u00a0at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad\u00a0on Tuesday with the first batch of Indians that were stranded\u00a0in coronavirus-hit Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe IAF aircraft has landed. Mission completed. On to the next,\u201d External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cFirst batch of 58 Indian pilgrims being brought back from #Iran. IAF C-17 taken off from Tehran and expected to land soon in Hindon,\u201d Jaishankar wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The foreign minister thanked the embassy officials and medical staff for their efforts in ensuring the evacuation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Thanks to the efforts of our Embassy @India_in_Iran and Indian medical team there, operating under challenging conditions. Thank you @IAF_MCC. Appreciate cooperation of Iranian authorities. We are working on the return of other Indians stranded there,&#8221; Jaishankar had tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s visit to Bangladesh got postponed after Bangladesh decided to defer public events being organised to celebrate the centenary celebrations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in view of the threat of coronavirus outbreak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The Cabinet Secretary took a video conference with Chief Secretaries of all States\/UTs on Monday. He emphasized upon actions like surveillance at points of entry (PoE), surveillance in the community, laboratory support and hospital preparedness. He called upon States\/UTs to scale up logistics, quarantine facilities, capacity building, information management and risk communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">One more new case has been reported from Punjab. Thus, as of now there are 44 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country (3 positive cases from Kerala which are now discharged). As many as 11,913 cases are under IDSP community follow up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A total of 9,41,717 international passengers from 8,827 flights have been screened at airports till now with 54 passengers being referred to IDSP\/ hospitals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Air Force\u00a0C-17 Globemaster\u00a0aircraft from Tehran landed\u00a0at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad\u00a0on Tuesday with the first batch of Indians that were stranded\u00a0in coronavirus-hit Iran. \u201cThe IAF aircraft has landed. Mission completed. On to the next,\u201d External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar tweeted. \u201cFirst batch of 58 Indian pilgrims being brought back from #Iran. 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