Over 6000 Indians Stranded in Coronavirus Hit Iran: MEA

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that over 6000 Indians are stranded in different provinces of Iran.
He said, "There are over 6,000 Indian nationals in various provinces of Iran. These include about 1,100 pilgrims mainly from Ladakh and J&K and Maharashtra."
He also said that around 300 students from J&K and around 1000 fishermen, including from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are also stranded there.
The minister said that GoI received 529 samples from Iran and so far, 299 of them have tested negative.
Let us tell you that till now 73 cases of Coronavirus have been reported in India with 13 fresh cases.

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