More than 5,200 Indian citizens died in Countries in West Asia and East Asia amid the Covid-19 pandemic between February and August, with the number of deaths recorded in Saudi Arabia, the government said Wednesday.
In a written reaction to a consultation with Lok Sabha, Foreign Minister of State V Muraleedharan said: “According to data to be obtained from the ministry, the Covid-19 pandemic, from 1 February to 15 August 2020, 5,286 cases of deaths of Indian citizens were recorded in the Gulf and East Asian countries.
The reaction did not promptly involve how many deaths were caused by Covid-19 infections. The speaker, the member of the Muslim League of the Indian Union, K Navaskani, had asked about the total number of Indian deaths in the Gulf and East Asia. countries of the pandemic.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the sending of 1807 bodies of Indian citizens from West Asian and East Asian countries, while newer rites were carried out in accordance with the wishes of families in some cases, Muraleedharan said.
The highest number of deaths – 2360 – reported in Saudi Arabia, followed by the United Arab Emirates (1441), Kuwait (694), Oman (336), Qatar (238), Bahrain (176), China (20) and Japan ( 14), according to figures provided through the minister.
In reaction to the question, Muraleedharan said 8 resident Indians were quarantined in the United Arab Emirates, while more than 6,000 Indians were stranded in Iran due to the pandemic.
“In Iran, according to available data, there are more than 6,000 Indian citizens, adding up some 1,100 pilgrims basically from the Territories of the Union of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir and the state of Maharashtra, about three hundred academics basically from Jammu and Kashmir, about 1000 fishermen, together with Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, and others who stay in Iran for a long time to continue their livelihood and religious studies” Said.
The government has made specific efforts to safely return stranded Indians in Iran and, as of March 16, a total of 389 Indians, adding 205 pilgrims and 183 students, have been repatriated in 4 lots on special flights of the Indian Air Force and Iranian airlines. Added.
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Our consulate in Bandar Abbas has contacted Indian fishermen who basically live in the southern provinces of Iran. They are healthy and have a good enough source of essential supplies. Efforts are being made to facilitate the immediate return of Indian citizens. stranded in Iran after testing them, ” said Muraleedharan.
In response to some other question, the Minister stated that as of 11 September, more than 1. 3 million Indians had returned to India from various countries as a component of the Vande Bharat mission. India also helped repatriate more than 110,000 nationals from more than 120 stranded countries. covid-19 blockade, he said.
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