Government to evacuate 15,000 stranded Indians across the world

The Indian government has released a plan to evacuate 15,000 Indians stranded around the world due to COVID-19. According to a report in Moneycontrol, the government will operate 64 flights in seven days and will evacuate Indians from Bahrain, UAE, Malaysia, USA, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Singapore, UK, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Indian Navy has announced that it has sent three ships to UAE and the Maldives to evacuate Indians. A defence spokesperson has said that the ships will return to Kochi port.