作者： bharat.cn

A specially equipped Air India flight has arrived back home with 324 Indians previously stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan – the epicenter of a fast-moving viral outbreak – but six were barred from boarding due to high fevers.
“Indian citizens return safely to our motherland. We are extremely grateful to [the Chinese Foreign Ministry] and the local authorities in #Hubei for their help and support,” the Indian Embassy in China said in a tweet.
According to one passenger who spoke to the ANI news agency, however, six Indians meant to board the flight were prevented from doing so “as they had high temperatures” – fever is one of the symptoms of the lethal coronavirus which has killed at least 259 people and infected nearly 12,000 in China.

All 324 evacuees were brought to a special quarantine facility in Manesar near India’s capital of Delhi and are now under observation for signs of the illness, the Indian Army said. The observation period will last for two weeks, supervised by a team of doctors and other healthcare workers. The group was divided into three categories: “suspected cases,” “close contacts” and “non-contacts,” and each will be allowed to return home if no symptoms are noted.

India, the second-largest gold consumer globally, is expected to see growing demand for the precious metal this year in the range of 700-800 tons, up from 690 tons in 2019.
According to a World Gold Council (WGC) report, growth could come as a result of the Indian government’s attempts to bolster consumer confidence and spending power in order to revive the economy.

“We believe reforms that are going to be announced in the budget are likely to put more money in the hands of people. It will drive up consumption,” said Somasundaram PR, the managing director of WGC’s Indian operations.

An Air India flight carrying 323 Indians and seven Maldivians from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan touched down in New Delhi on Sunday morning. It’s the second time Indian citizens were airlifted from China since the outbreak.
“The second flight from #Wuhan has just landed in #Delhi. We wish all those on board good health in the days ahead,” tweeted Vikram Misri, Indian ambassador to China, extending gratitude to Beijing for greenlighting the evacuation.

It was the second time an Air India Boeing 747 has flown to the Chinese city at the epicenter of the deadly outbreak to rescue stranded Indians, many of whom are medical students at a local university.

On Saturday, the first such flight arrived in New Delhi with 324 people, bringing the total number of Indian evacuees to 657. This time, however, seven foreigners – citizens of the Republic of Maldives – were also transported.