<span style="color: #222222;">Under Vande Bharat mission, two evacuation flights namely from UK and Kuwait carrying over 500 stranded Indians arrived at Ahmedabad Airport at midnight. AIR correspondent reports that a batch of 177 stranded Indians returned to the city late evening yesterday from Kuwait. Similarly, a total of 327 Indians from UK also arrived at Ahmedabad in wee hours today.<br />''<br />''So far four flights have arrived in the city carrying around 750 stranded people. Meanwhile, the number of Covid 19 cases in the state rose to 9268 with 364 new patients reported yesterday, while the death toll of COVID-19 patients went up to 566 with the death of another 29 patients.<br />''<br />''&quot;As many as 316 patients were discharged from the hospitals yesterday, taking the number of persons recovered from Covid 19 &nbsp;in the state to 3,562. Ahmedabad reported the highest 292 cases yesterday. Amreli district which was in the green zone till now reported its first case yesterday. A 67 years old woman who had arrived from Surat was tested positive In Amreli yesterday. With this, Covid 19 entered in all the 33 districts of the state. Meanwhile, the government has formed an expert committee to recommend economic revival measures post lockdown which will be headed by former finance secretary of Government of India Hasmukh Adhia. The committee will submit its final report within one month. It will make estimates of economic losses incurred to each sector due to Covid 19 and will give sector specific recommendations. The committee will also suggest the government in framing the foreign investment policy. It will also give suggestion to ensure easy supply of labour in the state.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 14, 2020 9:06 AM
Two evacuation flights from UK, Kuwait carrying over 500 stranded Indians arrive at Ahmedabad Airport at midnight