NEW DELHI: More than 250 Indians remained stranded at airports in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur as the country observes a lockdown and India prepares to suspend all international arrivals starting March 22. Malaysia is looking to deploy the military from Sunday to ensure that people remain at home as the number of coronavirus infections shoot up.

“I returned to my accommodation in Nilai after we didn’t hear from the Indian mission about any evacuation plan. There are 300 people stuck at the airports . It’s only some NGOs who are providing us food,” said Mahima Gupta , a medical student. Gupta traveled to Malaysia for an internship. Her return was scheduled for April but said she was now desperate to return home .

Official sources said India was trying to work out the logistics for evacuation. Indian high commissioner Mridul Kumar interacted with some of the stranded Indians at the main KL airport. Tnn

