WATCH: Elated 112 evacuees tested negative for COVID-19 at ITBP facility leave for home

Wearing bright smiles and heaving a huge sigh of relief, every person who was quarantined for more than 15 days at ITBP camp in Delhi, left for ir respective homes. Around 112 people who were evacuated from Wuhan, China were brought to quarantine facility at ITBP camp, Delhi, were tested negative.

“We were taken care of really well. We were provided meal three times a day, constant monitoring was underway and for recreation, we h access to table tennis, carton, and or boardgames”, said Sujoy, a rescuee from Wuhan.

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Ar foreign national from Wuhan also expressed gratefulness to Indian embassy for taking great care of each of m at camp. "We were given best treatment possible, from medicines to food to counseling, everything was provided without any discrimination. We are happy to go back w,” he said.

Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai and ITBP chief SS Deswal met discharged people and handed m a medical certificate and also encourd m towards ir journey ahe.

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Necessary precautions taken by ITBP facility

doctors at ITBP camp Abhishek Sharma and S Chakraborty who took care of rescuees also spoke about precautions taken in area.

“We segregated Indian nationals from foreign nationals because people of Chinese origin were far more serious. We took ir samples, continued with various tests and also did counseling on a daily basis. Proper sanitisation was conducted, even didn’t put curtains on doors and windows, so that y can receive sunlight. y were asked to t step out of facility at any cost.

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y ded that re was a separate facility for doctors, who after monitoring patients where y dumped ir gloves, hegears and medical gowns to ensure contamination.

In view of increase in coronavirus cases in India, government has suspended all visas, except a few categories such as diplomatic and employment, till April 15. government has also "strongly vised" Indian citizens to avoid all n-essential travel abro. A visa-free travel facility granted to Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders also remains invalid till April 15.

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