 On 2 May 2020, the Consul General of India in Dubai, Vipul confirmed that more than 150,000 Indians in the United Arab Emirates registered to fly home through the e-registration option provided by Indian consulates in the UAE.According to the figures, 25 per cent applicants lost their jobs and nearly 15 per cent were stranded in the country due to lockdown.Besides, 50 per cent of the total applicants were from the state of Kerala, India.