The Chief Minister informed that 152 expatriates from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia arrived at the Kozhikode on May 08. Apart from 142 Pravasi Malayalees, there were eight from Karnataka and two from Tamil Nadu. There were 128 adults and 24 children including 78 pregnant women. Of these, 114 were sent home and the rest were transferred to various Covid Care Centres.

Another flight from Bahrain to Kochi arrived yesterday with181 passengers. Of these, 87 were men and 94 were women. There were 25 pregnant women and 28 children under the age of 10. 15 people from Ernakulam have been placed under surveillance at the Covid Care Center.

Three flights from Muscat to Kochi, Kuwait to Kochi and Doha to Kochi are expected to arrive in Kerala tonight.