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AI Special Flight Brings Back 324 Indians Stranded In Coronavirus Hit Wuhan, To Be Kept At Army’s Quarantine Facility
Air India <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400">Boeing 747-400</a>. (Alan Lebeda/Wikipedia)
The national carrier Air India's special flight operated to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to evacuate Indians stranded there, landed at the Indira Gandhi International airport on Saturday (1 February), reports Outlook.
According to the report, the special flight, which ferried back 324 Indian nationals, landed at the IGI aiport at 7.26 am this morning.
The Indian nationals who were evacuated from Wuhan will be quarantined in a specially prepared facility in Manesar near Delhi.
The facility will house approximately 300 students who will be observed for signs of infection for two weeks by a team of doctors and medical personnel.
All individuals in the facility will wear three-layered masks and undergo daily medical examination. If, after 14 days, they show no symptoms, they will be allowed to go home.
India on Wednesday (29 February) reported its first confirmed case of Coronavirus, that originated in China and has killed over 210 people.
Another special AI flight will leave for China today to bring back other stranded Indians there.
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