NEW DELHI: The situation arising due to coronavirus in Italy and Iran was "a cause of great concern" and the government was making all efforts to bring back Indians stranded in these countries after screening and testing, foreign minister S Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.The government will send a team of doctors to Italy by Thursday to test its nationals for coronavirus and bring them back, while samples of 529 more people were brought from Iran, Jaishankar said.Making a statement in Rajya Sabha explaining steps taken by the government to evacuate Indians stranded in these countries, Jaishankar said Iran and Italy were two “focal points” for the government.India has brought back 58 citizens from Iran and the government was working with Iranian authorities to operate some limited commercial flights to facilitate early return of the remaining Indians after testing them, he added.Responding to a query whether similar efforts could be made to bring back Indian nationals from other countries, the minister said any “worldwide activity” will only add to the panic and was not required.There are over 6,000 Indian nationals in various provinces of Iran which includes around 1,100 pilgrims, 300 students and about 1,000 fishermen. The others are on longer term stays for earning livelihood and education.Jaishankar said the first batch of 108 samples were received from Iran on March 7. “These were tested and 58 Indian pilgrims (25 men, 31 women and two children), who tested negative, were repatriated in a special IAF C-17 flight on March 10,” he said.As many as 529 more samples were brought from Iran and those who test negative will be brought back first in the next flights, he said, adding the priority was to first bring pilgrims followed by students and then the fishermen.While about 90 countries had reported coronavirus cases, he said, “We have to focus, we have to prioritise, we have to look at very extreme situations. At the moment, after China and Diamond Princess (cruise ship) issue, Iran is an extreme situation. Italy is an extreme situation.”Given the scale of Covid-19 infection and its pressure on Iran’s resources, a team of six Indian health officials has been deputed to Iran to set up testing and sampling facilities there, Jaishankar said.