The Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster aircraft with Indians evacuated from Coronavirus-hit Iran landed at Hindan Air Force Station on Tuesday morning.
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“The C-17 returned from Iran to Hindan airbase this morning with 58 Indian citizens onboard. The Indians who have returned from Iran will be quarantined at Hindan,” the IAF said.
Defence officials said 31 women, 25 men and two children were brought back. The aircraft also carried 529 samples for investigation.
“IAF has activated necessary medical protocols and has put required facilities in place to provide fellow citizens with adequate care and support,” the IAF stated.
The C-17 with an IAF medical team and support staff onboard took off at 8 p.m. on Monday evening from Hindan airbase.
A special flight (IAF C-17 Globemaster) comprising crew, medical team and support staff before their departure from Hindan airbase for Tehran to airlift Indian citizens, in Hindan, Monday, March 9, 2020. (
Samples brought back
It brought swab samples of 529 Indians to carry out laboratory tests and check whether they carry coronavirus infection.
About 2,000 Indians are living in Iran, a country that has witnessed increasing numbers of coronavirus cases in the last few days.
The official said the Indian citizens who have returned from Iran have been quarantined at a medical facility in Hindon.
“The IAF has activated necessary medical protocols and has put required facilities in place to provide fellow citizens with adequate care and support,” an official said.
