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Indian National Dies Onboard Lagos-Mumbai Flight

Ganiyat Ganiyu
A 42-year-old Indian National onboard an Air India flight from Lagos to Mumbai, India, has died on Sunday.
No fewer than 231 Indian nationals were evacuated from Nigeria on an Air India aircraft with flight number, AI 1906 amid the coronavirus disease.
A statement from Air India on the incident said, “A passenger aboard AI1906 of 13th June, 2020, from Lagos to Mumbai passed away due to natural causes today.
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“A doctor on board along with our crew, who are trained to handle such medical emergencies, made a valiant attempt to revive the pax, aged 42, who had suddenly collapsed, through resuscitation etc but all their efforts went in vain. He was declared dead on board by the attending doctor.”
The airline added that the doctors at the Mumbai airport confirmed the death of the passenger on arrival and the aircraft has been taken for disinfection.
“The MIAL doctors attended to the pax after the flight landed and after all the procedures were complete, the body was sent to a hospital as per protocol. Relatives of the deceased were informed and aircraft taken for full fumigation as per norms,” it added.
