Over 300 Indian nationals repatriated back home

COVID-19

With no signs of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic slowing down, 310 Indian nationals who remained stuck in Uganda due to lockdown have been repatriated home.

The first group left Uganda on Thursday, July 16, 2020, with 190 people aboard a chartered flight by Fly Dubai Airlines to Mumbai.

While the second group which comprised of 180 people were flown out yesterday July, 18, 2020 by the same airline to Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala.

It brings the number of Indians who were stranded in Uganda due to COVID-19, now repatriated home to 620.

Last month, on June 16, 2020, the first 190 group of Indian nationals stuck in Uganda were repatriated to Mumbai and on June 18, another 180 Indian nationals stuck in Uganda were repatriated to Kerala.

Yesterday's repatriation flight from Uganda to India was the fourth.

To see off the group was the second secretary in charge of Media, Information and Culture at High Commission of India in Kampala, Durga Dass, and Mohan Roa from the office of the Indian Association in Uganda who organised the flights.

The High Commission of India in Kampala obtained the necessary permissions from the governments of India and Uganda to evacuate its stranded nationals back home.

The tentative flight was scheduled for July 16, 2020, from Entebbe-Dubai- Mumbai and on July 17, 2020, from Entebbe-Dubai- Thiruvananthapuram but the last flight was moved to July 18, 2020.

Only those stranded Indian nationals, who are registered with the High Commission of India in Kampala were eligible to travel.

Uganda has banned all passenger planes arriving and leaving the country as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19.

Uganda starting March 22, 2020, suspended all passenger planes from flying in and out of the country. Only cargo planes are exempted.

As Uganda continues to contain the spread of the virus, the number of cases in the country has reached 1,065 as of July 18, 2020, 1,023 have recovered, with no death, according to the Ministry of Health Statistics.

In India as of today July 19, 2020, there are 1,078,782 coronavirus cases, 26,838 deaths, and 677,856 recovered persons, and across the world as of today July 19, 2020, there were 14,468,262 coronavirus cases, 605,833 deaths, and 8,649,654 recovered persons, according to worldometers.info.

To see off the group was the second secretary in charge of Media, Information and Culture at High Commission of India in Kampala, Durga Dass, and Mohan Roa from the office of the Indian Association in Uganda who organised the flights.

The High Commission of India in Kampala obtained the necessary permissions from the governments of India and Uganda to evacuate its stranded nationals back home.

The tentative flight was scheduled for July 16, 2020, from Entebbe-Dubai- Mumbai and on July 17, 2020, from Entebbe-Dubai- Thiruvananthapuram but the last flight was moved to July 18, 2020.

Only those stranded Indian nationals, who are registered with the High Commission of India in Kampala were eligible to travel.

Uganda has banned all passenger planes arriving and leaving the country as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19.

Uganda starting March 22, 2020, suspended all passenger planes from flying in and out of the country. Only cargo planes are exempted.

As Uganda continues to contain the spread of the virus, the number of cases in the country has reached 1,065 as of July 18, 2020, 1,023 have recovered, with no death, according to the Ministry of Health Statistics.

In India as of today July 19, 2020, there are 1,078,782 coronavirus cases, 26,838 deaths, and 677,856 recovered persons, and across the world as of today July 19, 2020, there were 14,468,262 coronavirus cases, 605,833 deaths, and 8,649,654 recovered persons, according to worldometers.info

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