February 25, 2020 1:28 PM

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Coronavirus: Chartered flight to bring back Indians on cruise ship off Japan coast

<span style="color: #222222;">A chartered flight is being arranged to repatriate Indians on board the cruise ship off the Japan coast who have not tested positive for the novel coronavirus, said the Indian embassy in Japan today. The number of infected Indians on the vessel has risen to 14 with two new cases.<br />''<br />''According to a tweet by Mission, a chartered flight is being arranged to repatriate Indian nationals on board Diamond Princess, provided they have consented, not tested positive for COVID19 and cleared by the medical team. It added, an email advisory to this effect, with details, has been sent to them.<br />''<br />''A total of 138 Indians, including 132 crew and 6 passengers, were among the 3,711 people, on board the Diamond Princess ship when it docked at the Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on the 3rd February.</span><br />

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