MUSCAT: As many as 72 nurses who were stranded in India are due to arrive in Oman on Sunday morning, The Arabian Stories has learnt.
According to sources, the nurses who are working with the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be arriving from Kochi in Air India Express flight.
Around 250 MOH nurses are currently stranded due to the closure of airports following coronavirus pandemic. “In the first batch 72 nurses will arrive while the others will come in the coming days,” the source said.
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“All of them had gone for their annual leave over the last many months and could not return due to the pandemic,” the source added.
