JAISALMER, MARCH 16
After the first batch of 236 evacuees that arrived at Jaisalmer on Sunday, the second batch consisting 53 Indian nationals evacuated from the Iranian cities of Tehran and Shiraz were moved to the Army Wellness Facility in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on Monday upon their arrival in the state, a Defence Ministry statement said.
All 53 Indians – 52 students and a teacher – underwent preliminary screening at the airport before being sent to the Army Wellness Facility.
This is the fourth batch of Indians evacuated from Iran – a Middle Eastern country which is among the worst affected countries with most cases and fatalities from coronavirus outside of China.
The news of their return to India was tweeted by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on early Monday. “The fourth batch of 53 Indians – 52 students and a teacher – has arrived from Tehran and Shiraz, #Iran. With this, a total of 389 Indians have returned to India from Iran. Thank the efforts of the team @India_in_Iran and Iranian authorities,” Jaishankar tweeted.
The first batch consisting of 58 nationals were brought back in a C-17 military transport aircraft on Tuesday followed by another evacuation of 44 individuals on Friday.
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The Army authorities have assured that they are fully geared up to accommodate all these evacuated Indian citizens and provide them with requisite medical and administrative support during their mandatory quarantine period. The people have been advised to take all possible precautions against the COVID-19 virus.
