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Cannot confirm if 250 Indians in Iran have tested positive for COVID-19, says MEA

Ministry of External Affairs officials on Tuesday said they cannot confirm whether more than 250 Indians in Iran have tested positive for novel coronavirus.

Cannot confirm if 250 Indians in Iran have tested positive for COVID-19, says MEA
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File photo of Indians brought back by the IAF aircraft from coronavirus-hit Iran (PTI)

New Delhi

"The Indians who are in Iran are being very well looked after by our mission. The ambassador is giving a lot of attention to them. Every care is being taken by the Mission, in coordination and cooperation by the government of Iran," MEA Additional Secretary Dammu Ravi told reporters.

"Cannot confirm that over 250 Indians in Iran have tested positive for coronavirus," he said in response to a question about media reports claiming that more than 250 Indians in Iran have tested positive for the virus. 

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