Published 12:13 IST, February 18th 2020
Maldivians evacuated from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan discharged from ITBP to return home
The seven Maldivian nationals who were evacuated from the Coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be returning to their homeland on Tuesday.
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seven Maldivian nationals who were evacuated from Coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be returning to ir homeland on Tuesday. y were discharged from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)- mand quarantine facility in Chhawla on Monday night after having tested negative of Coronavirus.
As per reports, seven Maldivians h arrived in India alongside 323 Indians on a special Air India flight which h been sent to China as part of an evacuation operation. Immediately after arriving, y were sent to quarantine facilities run by Indian Army and ITBP, where y stayed for over two weeks. Furr reports stated that a total of 640 Indians h been evacuated from China in two special operations.
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Health Min meets first batch at ITBP
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday met first batch of Indians who h been airlifted from Wuhan earlier at Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Quarantine Facility in Chhawla. In a coordinated operation with Ministry of Civil Aviation, Air India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, two Special Air India flights were operated between Delhi and Wuhan on January 31 and February 1. two flights airlifted a total of 654 passengers that included 647 Indian citizens including two Indian Embassy officials who were on ground in Wuhan to coordinate evacuation operation, and 7 Maldivian nationals.
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Death toll rises in Mainland China
death toll for vel Coronavirus hit 1,868 in last 24 hours in mainland China. As per Chinese state health committee, it has increased by 98 in just one day. committee also ded that number of confirmed cases has gone up by 1,886 to 72,436.
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First detected in city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province of China, virus outbreak has w spre across 20 countries since December 2019. About 1,701 people have recovered from disease, whereas, a total of 12,552 coronavirus patients have by w been discharged from hospitals. World Health Organisation (WHO) has dubbed virus as COVID-19.
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(With ANI Inputs)
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12:13 IST, February 18th 2020