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Under Operation Kaveri, a total of 1,191 passengers have been evacuated from Sudan of which 117 are currently under quarantine as they are not vaccinated against Yellow Fever. The passengers will be released after seven days if they remain asymptomatic, according to an official press release.
As per ANI report, The Indian government under Operation Kaveri, is set to evacuate about 3,000 Indian-origin passengers from Sudan.
India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working in close collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs to carry forward the operation.
According to the official release, necessary quarantine facilities are being arranged at transit junctures in mission mode for incoming passengers.
These passengers are provided rent-free accommodation with free food facilities in quarantine centres managed by Airport Health Officers (APHO)s, and the 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).
Under Operation Kaveri, the first batch of 360 passengers arrived in Delhi from Sudan, none of whom required quarantine, followed by a second flight which arrived in Mumbai with 240 passengers on April 26 of which 14 were quarantined.
