Coronavirus outbreak: 324 stranded Indians from Wuhan brought back
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India flight, which was carrying 324 Indians stranded in Coronavirus-hit Wuhan city in China, arrived in India on Saturday.
The plane reportedly carried five doctors from Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and an Air India paramedic.
The flight took off from the Wuhan airport, the city which is being considered as the epicentre of the outbreak of the disease, in the early hours of Saturday.
The Indians who were evacuated from Wuhan will be quarantined in a specially prepared facility in Manesar near Delhi on their return, the Indian Army, which has mounted a full-fledged operation for this purpose, was quoted as saying by NDTV.
According to reports, these people will be kept under observation for signs of infection for two weeks by a team of doctors and medical personnel.
We look forward to operating another flight to evacuate remaining Indian nationals, who have consented to leave Hubei Province for the time being. （2/3)
— India in China (@EOIBeijing) January 31, 2020
Meanwhile, the Indian government thanked China for facilitating the special flight to evacuate the Indians from Wuhan.
An Air India flight carrying 324 Indian nationals from the coronavirus hit Hubei Province of China took off from Wuhan in the early hours of Feb 1. Majority of the passengers were Indian students. We sincerely thank the Chinese government for facilitating this flight. (1/3)
— India in China (@EOIBeijing) January 31, 2020
The death toll since the outbreak of the disease in China has now touched 259.
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