Kochi: Medics screen passengers after an Air India Express flight brought stranded Indian nationals from Abu Dhabi, UAE, as part of the repatriation exercise Vande Bharat Mission, at the airport in Kochi, Thursday night, May 7, 2020. 354 Indian nationals were brought to Kerala from Abu Dhabi by two special flights. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: Indian nationals, who were stranded in Singapore amid COVID-19 pandemic, wait for screening after they were brought by a special Air India flight at IGI Airport in New Delhi, Friday, May 8, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
New Delhi: Indian nationals, who were stranded in Singapore amid COVID-19 pandemic, prepare to leave in buses after they were brought by a special Air India flight at IGI Airport in New Delhi, Friday, May 8, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
New Delhi: An Indian national, who was stranded in Singapore amid COVID-19 pandemic, being screened by medics upon arrival at IGI Airport in New Delhi, Friday, May 8, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
New Delhi: A view of IGI Airport wearing deserted look amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi, Friday, May 8, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country by Air India flights under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
Kozhikode: Stranded Indian nationals in Riyadh step out of Karipur airport after arriving by a special Air India flight carrying 153 passengers including 84 pregnant women, 22 children and four infants, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kozhikode, Friday, May 08, 2020. The evacuation was undertaken by the central government and was part of its ‘Vande Bharat’ mission to bring back Indians stranded in foreign lands due to the coronavirus lockdown. (PTI Photo)
Kozhikode: Stranded Indian nationals in Riyadh step out of Karipur airport after arriving by a special Air India flight carrying 153 passengers including 84 pregnant women, 22 children and four infants, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kozhikode, Friday, May 08, 2020. The evacuation was undertaken by the central government and was part of its ‘Vande Bharat’ mission to bring back Indians stranded in foreign lands due to the coronavirus lockdown. (PTI Photo)
Kozhikode: Stranded Indian nationals in Riyadh step out of Karipur airport after arriving by a special Air India flight carrying 153 passengers including 84 pregnant women, 22 children and four infants, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kozhikode, Friday, May 08, 2020. The evacuation was undertaken by the central government and was part of its ‘Vande Bharat’ mission to bring back Indians stranded in foreign lands due to the coronavirus lockdown. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: Planes of different airlines parked at T-3 of IGI Airport, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi, Friday, May 8, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country by Air India flights under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
New Delhi: Indian nationals, who were stranded in Singapore amid COVID-19 pandemic, prepare to leave in buses after they were brought by a special Air India flight at IGI Airport in New Delhi, Friday, May 8, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
New Delhi: Indian nationals, who were stranded in Dhaka amid COVID-19 pandemic being screened after they were brought by a special Air India flight at IGI Airport in New Delhi, Saturday, May 9, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
Chennai: Medics wearing protective suits conduct a health check-up of Indian nationals who have arrived from Dubai by Air India flight at Anna International Airport during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai, Saturday, May 09, 2020. 359 people arrived from Dubai in two Air India flights as part of the government’s Vande Bharat Mission to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various countries. (PTI Photo)
Chennai: Officials wearing protective suits check documents of Indian nationals who have arrived from Dubai by Air India flight at Anna International Airport during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai, Saturday, May 09, 2020. 359 people arrived from Dubai in two Air India flights as part of the government’s Vande Bharat Mission to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various countries. (PTI Photo)
Chennai: Officials wearing protective suits wait for the arrival of stranded Indian nationals from Dubai by Air India flight at Anna International Airport during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai, Saturday, May 09, 2020. 359 people arrived from Dubai in two Air India flights as part of the government’s Vande Bharat Mission to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various countries. (PTI Photo)
Chennai: Medics collect a swab sample of an Indian national who was evacuated from Dubai by Air India flight after arriving at Anna International Airport, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai, Saturday, May 09, 2020. 359 people arrived early from Dubai in two Air India flights as part of the government’s Vande Bharat Mission to bring home Indian nationals stranded in various countries. (PTI Photo)
**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @IndianEmbassyUS ON SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020, RPT (CORRECTS TYPO)** San Francisco: Indian nationals stranded in US interact with an airport staff before boarding a plane back to their home country as part of ‘Vande Bharat Mission’. (PTI Photo)
Mumbai: Indian nationals who were stranded in the UK after suspension of commercial air passenger services amid the COVID-19 outbreak on their arrival at International Airport in Mumbai, early Sunday, May 10, 2020. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)
Kuala Lumpur: A special flight carrying 177 stranded Indian nationals took off for Trichy (Tamil Nadu) during Vande Bharat Mission, from Kuala Lumpur, Saturday, May 9, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Kuala Lumpur: Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia Mridul Kumar interacts with stranded Indian nationals travelling back to home under Vande Bharat Mission at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Saturday, May 9, 2020. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: Indian nationals, who were stranded in Dhaka amid COVID-19 pandemic, leave in a bus from IGI Airport after they were brought by a special Air India flight, in New Delhi, Saturday, May 9, 2020. Indian citizens are being brought back to the country under the repatriation exercise ‘Vande Bharat’. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)
