New Delhi: An Air India special flight carrying 263 Indians evacuated from the coronavirus-hit Italy’s capital city of Rome, landed at the Delhi airport on Sunday morning.
The flight landed at the airport at 9:15 am. The evacuees — mostly students — will be taken to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police-managed quarantine facility in Chhawla shortly after undergoing thermal screening and immigration at the airport.
Delhi Customs continue to provide its assistance in clearance of the 263 passengers from Rome at the remote bay at the airport. All precautions being exercised and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for handling passengers being followed. #COVID19 https://t.co/0qZvARpQ7G
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2020
The Delhi customs provided assistance in the clearance of the 263 passengers at the Remote Bay of the Delhi airport. Precautions were exercised and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for handling passengers were followed.
Delhi: The 263 Indian students who have been evacuated from Rome today by a special Air India flight are being taken to ITBP Chhawla Quarantine Facility, after thermal screening and immigration at the airport. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/1Ton4jHg9W
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2020
This is the second batch of Indians evacuated from Italy, which has reported more than 47,000 cases of the novel coronavirus. Earlier, as many as 218 Indians — mostly students — were evacuated from the Italian city of Milan. (ANI)
