New Delhi: An Indian Air Force transport aircraft left for Iran on Monday night to evacuate Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit nation, the health ministry announced.#CoronaVirusUpdate :C-17 Flight has departed to #Iran at 20.30 hrs today to bring back Indian citizens.We have already brought back 890 Indians and other nationals. Waiting for our citizens to come back!#SwasthaBharat @PMOIndia @drharshvardhan @asgwilli @MIB_India @PIB_India— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 9, 2020The C-17 Globemaster military aircraft departed from the Hindon airbase at around 8 pm.About 2,000 Indians are living in Iran, a country that has witnessed increasing numbers of coronavirus cases in the last few days.Three days ago, a Mahan airline plane had brought swab samples of 300 Indians from Iran to India.The Union health ministry was initially considering setting up a laboratory in Iran to test Indians living in the country for coronavirus. However, the plan was shelved due to logistical issues.