Second batch of Indians airlifted from Wuhan

February 02, 2020 08:24

India has airlifted the second batch of 323 stranded citizens from China's coronavirus-hit Wuhan city.

Air India special flight carrying the second batch of Indian passengers on board took off from Wuhan at 03.10 am today.

The special flight will land in Delhi at 09.10 am.

Meanwhile, the death toll in China has jumped to 304 with the number of cases climbing to 14,380, Chinese health officials said on Sunday.

By the end of Saturday, a total of 304 people had died of the disease and 14,380 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions in China, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily report.

All the deaths are in Hubei Province, according to China's National Health Commission.

Another 4,562 new suspected cases were reported on Saturday, said the commission. -- PTI/ANI

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