699 Singapore citizens, residents evacuated from India


The returning passengers will serve a 14-day self-isolation at dedicated stay-home notice facilities upon arrival in Singapore.- Vivian Balakrishnan/Facebook

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A total of 699 Singapore citizens and residents who are registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) have safely returned from India amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In a press release on Saturday (April 11), MFA said the Singapore citizens and residents returned home on Friday (April 10) and Saturday.

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