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11,616 Indians abroad infected with coronavirus so far, says govt

Over 11,600 Indians abroad have been infected with coronavirus as per details available with the country's missions, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Over 687,000 stranded Indians returned home under the Vande Bharat mission. In some cases, arrangements were also made for screening and testing of stranded Indian nationals to enable them to return to India, as also for the movement of patients via air ambulances for their treatment in India.