New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: People returning from China's Wuhan will be quarantined in a specially prepared facility in Manesar near Delhi, said the Indian Army in a statement on Friday, adding that the facility will house as many as 300 people. At the facility, Indians can be monitored for a duration of weeks by a qualified team of doctors and staff members.
"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," Indian Army official, quoted by news agency ANI, said.
The official added that the procedure of screening and quarantine will comprise two steps. The first one will be at the Indira Gandhi International airport followed by quarantine at Manesar
An Air India flight was sent to Wuhan on Friday to bring back the Indian students stuck in Hubei province, the epicentre of coronavirus. The flight is expected to reach India at around 2 am on Saturday.
There are five doctors from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital and one paramedical staff onboard, they said, adding that around 300 Indians are expected to be evacuated and the plane is likely to return between 1 am to 2 am on Saturday.
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"The plane did a pushback towards the runway at around 12.50 pm. It took off at around 1.20 pm on Friday. The departure got delayed a little from 12.30 pm scheduled time because of some pending clearances," said a senior airline official.
The government has reached out to over 600 Indians living in China's Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, to ascertain their willingness to be brought back to India.
The deadly Coronavirus, which spread in China's Wuhan, has lead to the death of 213 people. Amid this, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a 'global emergency'. "Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.