The Cochin International Airport. File

The Cochin International Airport. File
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Health authorities took the call and decided to evacuate only 20. Later, the flight left for Dubai.

Twenty people on a Dubai-bound Emirates flight from Kochi were evacuated before takeoff on Sunday after it was found that a native of the United Kingdom who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 270 passengers.

It was earlier feared that all the passengers would undergo a check for the viral fever, however, health authorities took the call and decided to evacuate only 20. Lat