NEW DELHI: Passengers who come to Delhi Airport from abroad to be quarantined at a paid facility for 14 days, Delhi government said on Wednesday.
Delhi government’s order came as part of its guidelines issued for screening and handling of passengers on their return to the city airport from abroad by repatriation flights.
The central government is planning evacuation flights to get back Indians who have been stranded abroad because of a complete lockdown called to slow the spread of COVID-19.
In an order issued on Wednesday, Delhi health secretary said guidelines have been issued for screening and handling of such passengers on their return to the city airport to mitigate the possibility of spread of COVID-19.
Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad amid the COVID-19-induced lockdown, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said on Tuesday.