Thanks 'arkb'. Yes. As per law, an employee can't be terminated during the annual holidays. However, my employer played it smart and waited till I started working from home from my home country so technically I was not on vacation anymore.

They have recently told me arrangement of permission is for only 'essential' employees and I am clearly not one of them. :) Perhaps I will have to wait till flights are open as per normal probably sometime in June end or July mid!

I will be talking to the landlord very soon about a possible reduction in rent and if not that then evacuating the flat.