India's Ministry of External Affairs said 119 Indian nationals, including 113 crew members and six passengers, on board the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship, were brought back to New Delhi on Thursday.

The special Air India flight, which arrived in the Indian capital from Tokyo, also evacuated five foreign nationals, including two Sri Lankans, one Nepalese, one South African, and one Peruvian.

All the evacuees will undergo a 14-day quarantine at a quarantine facility set up by the Indian Army in India's northern state of Haryana.