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Kerala firm on two lakh diaspora returnees to undergo covid-19 testing before flying back

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ERNAKULAM : Despite opposition from the center and the expat community, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday stuck to his stand that returnees from the diaspora community should undergo covid-19 testing before flying back.

He also announced that around two lakh expats stuck overseas over the pandemic are likely to arrive in 420 flights in June. The bulk of them are coming through chartered flights, arranged by diaspora communities, said Vijayan.Opposition leader from BJP and Union Minister V Muraleedharan, heads of several expat-welfare organisations, had recently come out against the state's demand on testing before boarding.

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