The evacuated citizens will be sent to the Institutional Quarantine facilities set up by the district administrations in their respective districts, Kerala government officials said. The pilots and cabin crew were in PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) suit on the flights which carried the evacuated citizens. Those passengers tested and found COVID-19 negative will be put in IQ for seven days. If they do not develop symptoms after seven days, they would be put in home quarantine for the next seven days, the order issued by Chief Secretary, Tom Jose said. The Centre had insisted that all passengers coming to India should undergo 14 days Institutional Quarantine.

Source: Huffington Post May 08, 2020 03:11 UTC