Coronavirus Outbreak: Coronavirus spread from Wuhan province of China has spread to 17 countries of the world so far. So far, 213 people have died due to this dangerous virus in China. At the same time, seeing the outbreak of the virus, India has sent a special aircraft on Friday to bring back the trapped Indian citizens. On the other hand, a special ward has been set up in Manesar, Haryana by the Indian Army to check these passengers.


Indian Army: The procedure of screening and quarantine will comprise two steps, the first one being screening at airport followed by quarantine at Manesar and if any individual is suspected to be infected, he/she will be shifted to isolation ward at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment https://t.co/fPZAY5ss4H — ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2020 Advertisement

Friday’s special flight left Delhi to evacuate Indians trapped in the Wuhan province of China. In view of this, a special ward has been created by the Indian Army in Manesar, Haryana, to house Indian students coming from China. This ward has facilities for holding about 300 people. Students in this ward can be monitored for a few weeks by a qualified team of doctors and staff members.

The Indian Army said about this special ward that there would be two procedures before screening and placing them in the special ward. Indian students will first be screened at the airport, then they will be placed in this special ward in Manesar. He said that if a person is found suspicious, he will be shifted to the isolation ward at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment for treatment.

The army said that screening of Indian students would be done by a joint team of the Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) and the Airport Health Authority (APHO). At the same time, along with the army, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police has also created a 600-bed special ward in Delhi, where a special team of doctors will investigate the suspects.

Let me tell you that in view of the threat of coronavirus in China, Air India’s 423-seater B747 aircraft left Delhi for Wuhan Airport at 1.20 pm on Friday to bring back Indian citizens from there. Officials said five doctors and a paramedic from the Ministry of Health were on the plane. Officials said five doctors and a paramedic from the Ministry of Health were on board the plane.

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A senior airline official said that the aircraft came to the runway at around 12.50 am and took off at 1.20 pm. The flight was delayed because some things were pending approval. He said that there is a possibility that the aircraft will return between 1 pm and 2 pm on Friday.

Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani told that today at least 400 Indians will be brought from Wuhan, China by Air India flight. After reaching India, further arrangements will be made for the passengers by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Health.