Coronavirus Emergency In India

The first repatriation flight to West Bengal under the Vande Bharat Mission landed at the Kolkata airport on Monday from Bangladesh with 169 people, including 16 in need of medical emergency treatment and a pregnant woman During a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus on May 18,2020 in Kolkata,India ,External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomed the passengers and thanked the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the West Bengal government for working in coordination to facilitate the operation of the flight