NEW DELHI: As travel restrictions mount both here and abroad, indian missions across the world, from Germany to Japan and Malaysia, have asked Indian nationals to stay put where they are and to follow social distancing advice from local authorities.In Iran though, even as the Indian mission asked Indians to follow local travel restrictions, it also said it was continuing to make efforts for safe return of stranded Indian seafarers, students in Kish Island and others despite the travel ban in both the countries.The situation in Iran remains complicated with many of the Indian nationals having tested positive for Covid-19. The government had earlier sent a medical team to test Indian nationals and it has for now decided to only evacuate those who test negative. The Supreme Court had Friday issued a notice to the union government which sought evacuation of over 800 Indian pilgrims from Qom, the epicenter of Covid-19 in Iran. Apart from students and pilgrims, more than 50 Indian seafarers have been left aground at different Iranian ports.The Indian high commission in Malaysia again Friday asked Indian nationals to stay indoors as flights to India had been temporarily stopped. There are more than 450 Indians in Kuala Lumpur awaiting evacuation. These include tourists and also Indians employed locally who want to return, says software engineer Balakrishna K."I'm alone here without my family and badly want to return. We have no information from Indian authorities as to how long this situation will last," says Mahima Gupta, a medical student who is in Nilai for internship.A resident of Visakhapatnam, Balakrishna was supposed to get married in April in India but the marriage stands postponed now. "I was supposed to return on March 17 but am now stuck here. I've my accommodation here but I just want to return and hope the Indian government does something for us," he says.Covid-19 cases have risen steadily in Malaysia with local authorities Saturday confirming more than 2300 infections and 27 deaths.Indian missions across Europe, including Germany and France, have also received many queries regarding evacuation. The Indian embassy in France said in an advisory though that no commercial fight would be allowed to carry passengers to India from France until April 14 and that Indian nationals should stay safe and isolated within their residential premises. A similar advisory was also issued by the Indian embassy in Japan.