The first batch of 326 Indian nationals stranded in the UK due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions arrived in Mumbai today. The special evacuation Air India flight landed at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) at around 1.30 am with 326 Indians, Press Trust of India reported.
Passengers displaying symptoms of Covid-19 will be isolated and shifted to a separate area earmarked for the purpose, the spokesperson said, adding that airport ambulances were placed on standby to shift such passengers to designated isolation centres. Asymptomatic passengers residing in Mumbai will be moved to quarantine facilities like hotels and those from outside of the city will be transported by the state to their respective district headquarters, Press Trust of India reported, citing airport authorities.
Upon arrival, the passengers will also be required to download the central government’s Arogya Setu app before proceeding to quarantine. A small number of Forex and Sim card outlets have been made operational at the airport for this purpose.
Airport authorities have also arranged for food and beverages and hand sanitisers inside the arrival hall. The spokesperson said that passengers’ luggage would be disinfected before being loaded onto conveyor belts and that baggage trolleys had also been sanitised.
Distinct markings had been laid out throughout the airport to ensure that passengers maintained a minimum distance of two metres. “The airport has set up 30 immigration counters for undertaking the necessary procedures and ensuring quickest clearance of the arriving passengers,” the spokesperson said.
Air India will operate 64 flights in the first week from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals.
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It was about time this happened and India is showing remarkable leadership in evacuation of its citizens abroad stuck due the unfortunate situation
As to what happens to their study the expense and exams is anyone’s guess
Sone say they will realise to think twice about this fashion of studying abroad at non descript Institutions