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Air India flight waiting for nod from Beijing to evacuate Indians
Why is it in news?
- India has begun the process to evacuate nationals from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province of China.
More in news
- Preparations on the way
(1) The government was planning to send a plane to Wuhan and a special Air India flight had got the go-ahead from aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
(2) The aircraft will fly Mumbai-Wuhan-Delhi as per requirement for passenger evacuation.
(3) The 423-seater double-decker aircraft, with a 12-member crew, will fly as soon as China grants the required permissions
- Two weeks quarantine:
(1) The Health Ministry is working to ensure that the Indians in China after their return will be kept in quarantine for two weeks even if they display no symptoms.
(2) This is to ensure that they are not carriers of the virus.
Source
The Hindu