Coronavirus: 83 Air India passengers from Italy quarantined
NEW DELHI: At least 83 people who arrived from Italy on an Air India flight on Wednesday have been quarantined at the Indian Army facility at Manesar.
Around 74 people among them are Indian nationals while nine are foreigners of Indian origin — six Italians and three US nationals.
The group, which took the AI138 flight, comprised 16 children, one infant, 26 women and 40 men.
“The evacuees will be monitored for over 14 days by a qualified team of doctors and staff members. They will watch for any signs of infection. If any individual is suspected to be infected, he/she will be shifted to an isolation facility,” said a person at the ministry of health and family welfare.
