New Delhi, March 6 -- The largest part of the ongoing phase of repatriation flights for Indians infected with COVID-19 worldwide has been done for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Friday.

Of these, about 920 flights accounting for 68 per cent of the total are from GCC countries, Srivastava said.

The latest phase of these repatriation flights, known as the 'Vande Bharat Mission' began on March 1 and will continue until March 28. At this stage, more than 1,350 international flights are being arranged from 28 countries, enabling an estimated 260,000 Indians to travel home.

Until Thursday, about 6.15 million Indians from all over the world have been repatriated...