By Milan Sharma: A total 1,191 Indians evacuated from strife-torn Sudan have arrived in the country so far. Of these, 117 passengers are currently in quarantine as they were not vaccinated against yellow fever.
“A total of 1,191 passengers have arrived so far, of which 117 passengers are currently quarantined because they were not vaccinated against yellow fever. All passengers will be released after seven days if they remain asymptomatic,” the Union health ministry said in a statement.
These passengers have been provided rent-free accommodation with free food facility in quarantine centers managed by Airport Health Officers (APHO), and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at various hospitals across states holding a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as central government hospitals in Delhi such as Safdarjung Hospital.
Arrangements have also been made at RHTC, Najafgarh (100 beds); NITR, Mehrauli (40 beds) and Lady Hardinge Medical College (60 beds).
OPERATION KAVERI
The Indian nationals are being evacuated from strife-torn Sudan under the government’s ‘Operation Kaveri’.
The first batch of passengers arrived in Delhi with 360 passengers, none of whom required quarantine. This was followed by a second flight which arrived in Mumbai with 246 passengers on April 27, of which 14 were quarantined. Two were released after validation of their vaccination certificates. The remaining 12 will complete their quarantine period till Saturday evening (as they were in transit for 4 days at Jeddah).
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The third flight arrived in Bengaluru on Friday afternoon with 360 passengers, of which 47 passengers were initially quarantined. Three were released on Saturday after verification of vaccination. The verification of five more passengers is in process.
The fourth flight containing Indian nationals evacuated from Sudan arrived in Delhi on Saturday evening with 231 passengers, of which 61 were quarantined (one was later released). 35 passengers are at Delhi APHO and 26 passengers are at Safdarjung Hospital.
The fifth flight landed in Delhi on Saturday night with 367 passengers onboard and an additional flight with 320 passengers is expected to arrive tomorrow morning at 10:30 am in Bengaluru.
The numbers of those quarantined will be dynamic as it is dependent on the verification status of passengers’ passport number(s).
The evacuation of Indian nationals from Sudan followed after violence erupted between the Sudanese military, led by the country’s leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, led by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, generally known by the name Hemedti.
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