Operation Kaveri: As many 117 Indians who’ve been evacuated from conflict-torn Sudan below ‘Operation Kaveri’ have been quarantined upon their arrival in India as a result of they had been not vaccinated against Yellow Fever. (*117*) passengers might be launched after seven days if they continue to be asymptomatic.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, needed quarantine services are being organized at transit junctures in mission mode for incoming passengers.
”A complete of 1,191 passengers have arrived up to now, of which 117 passengers are at present quarantined as a result of they had been not vaccinated against yellow fever. (*117*) passengers might be launched after seven days if they continue to be asymptomatic,” it mentioned.
Passengers are offered rent-free lodging
The ministry mentioned that these passengers are offered rent-free lodging with free meals facility in quarantine facilities managed by Airport Health Officers (APHO)s, and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at numerous hospitals throughout states holding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in addition to central authorities hospitals in Delhi equivalent to Safdarjung Hospital. Arrangements have additionally been made at RHTC, Najafgarh (100 beds); NITR, Mehrauli (40 beds) and Lady Hardinge Medical College (60 beds).
“The first batch of passengers arrived in Delhi with 360 passengers, none of whom required quarantine followed by second flight which arrived in Mumbai with 240 passengers on April 26 of which 14 were quarantined. Two were released after validation of their vaccination certificates. The remaining 12 will complete their quarantine period till today evening (as they were in transit for 4 days at Jeddah). The third flight arrived in Bengaluru afternoon yesterday with 360 passengers of which 47 passengers were initially quarantined. 3 were released today after verification of vaccination,” the ministry mentioned.
Verification of 5 passengers in course of
The verification of 5 extra passengers is in course of. The fourth flight containing passengers arrived in Delhi on Friday night with 231 passengers of which 61 had been quarantined (one was later launched). “35 passengers are at Delhi APHO and 26 passengers are at Safdarjung Hospital. The fifth flight is expected to arrive in Delhi tonight with 367 passengers and an additional flight with 320 passengers is expected to arrive tomorrow morning at 10:30 am in Bengaluru,” it mentioned.
The numbers of these quarantined might be dynamic as it’s dependent on verification standing of passengers’ passport quantity(s).
Operation Kaveri
‘Operation Kaveri’ is a rescue operation launched by Government of India to evacuate Indian residents who’re stranded in Sudan. It was launched on April 24 in response to the disaster in Sudan. A group of officers together with the Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian Air Force, and the Indian embassy in Sudan has been appointed by the Indians to make sure the correct technique of evacuation will get adopted. During the evacuation, Indians might be transferred from Sudan to the capital metropolis of Khartoum the place they are going to be flown again to India.
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