Hundreds more Malaysians to be evacuated from India
Members of the transgender community distribute free facemasks amid concerns over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a market area in Allahabad March 19, 2020. — AFP pic
A flight from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu was scheduled to leave for Kuala Lumpur tonight with 181 people. Malaysians who return from abroad will be immediately quarantined for 14 days under coronavirus control measures, the Malaysian government has said.
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