COVID-19: How many passengers from Abu Dhabi infected with the virus?
Lahore, 4th May: Flight EY321 coming from Abu Dhabi carrying more than 200 Pakistanis arrived at the Islamabad Airport on the 28th of April.
According to the report of Baaghi TV, the passengers underwent COVID-19 tests and it was found that 104 passengers coming from Abu Dhabi tested positive for coronavirus.
At the airport, passengers were screened with a state-of-the-art automatic scanner. Under the SOP, the health department team quarantined all the passengers.
During quarantine, swab tests of passengers were taken and sent to NIH. Passengers were transferred to Fatima Jinnah University. Passengers who tested positive for corona are kept at the quarantine center.
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It should be noted that on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, special measures have been taken for the repatriation of Pakistanis stranded abroad. The Government of Pakistan, and in particular PM Khan, is personally monitoring the situation.
PIA staff is playing a leading role in this difficult situation despite the threat of the deadly virus. With the efforts of Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, special flights have been made possible for Pakistanis wishing to return home.
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It is noteworthy that most of the repatriation flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are one-way flights. The crew and passengers of the ship are operated in accordance with the international rules and regulations laid down by the quarantine. Thus the number of passengers cannot go beyond a certain limit.
Pakistan’s ambassador and high commissioner to foreign countries are responsible for compiling a priority list of stranded passengers. In this regard, coherent, comprehensive, and actionable instructions have been issued to the concerned agencies and Pakistani embassies abroad.
The day and night efforts of all concerned authorities, including doctors, medical staff, law enforcement agencies, and the civil administration, have increased testing and quarantine arrangements to enable more Pakistanis to return home.
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