
Indiawill operate two flights to evacuate itscitizens from the epicentre of coronavirus in Wuhan in China.
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According to the Ministry of Health, Only those without any symptoms of flu are to be evacuated with mandatory isolation of 28 days instead of 14 days incubation period in the country.
India is also preparing isolation wards in Manesar,near Delhi.The government will be evacuating around300 citizens.
The wards have been set up by the defence and labour ministries along with the Indo-Tibetan border police.
The government plans to quarantine most of the evacuees from China at the Defence Facility in Manesar, as it located far from residential areas.
Isolation wards have also been set up in Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital.
Patients' samples will be tested at the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
Let's also understand the evacuation plan.
300 Indian citizens including 200 students will be evacuated from Wuhan. However, only those with no symptoms will be allowed to leave China.
Two aircraft will be deployed for the mission. The staff will wear special protective gear and N-95 masks to avoid contracting the infection.
The evacuation will begin once India gets a clearance from China.
Meanwhile, joining a slew of international airlines, Air India and indigo have also suspended all flights to China.