The Indian Army's facility in Manesar for quarantine of nearly 300 Indian students. (Source: Prasar Bharati/ Twitter)
As Air India's 423-seater jumbo B747 plane took off from Delhi airport for Wuhan, the Indian Army has set up a quarantine facility in Manesar near Delhi to keep around 300 Indian students being evacuated from China's Hubei province in the aftermath of Novel Coronavirus outbreak.
According to officials, 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.
Responding to the #coronavirus emergency, Indian Army has created a facility near #Manesar for quarantine of nearly 300 #Indian students arriving from #Wuhan #China. Students will be monitored by a qualified team of doctors to watch for any signs of infection. @adgpi pic.twitter.com/8gq8BG7SlW
— Prasar Bharati News Services (@PBNS_India) January 31, 2020
“If any individual is suspected to be infected, he/she will be shifted to the isolation ward at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment,” the official was quoted as saying by PTI
The flight is expected to reach India at around 2 am on Saturday. There are five…
