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Most Cornavirus Patients in Gulf States are Indians:
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Coronavirus | Most COVID-19 positive Indians abroad are in the Gulf
Of the 3,336 infected Indians spread across 53 countries, 2,061 are in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
The majority of Indians who tested positive for coronavirus infection abroad are located in the Gulf countries, a source familiar with the figures said on Thursday.
The official maintained that India had sufficient quarantine facilities to house the affected individuals. However, a decision was taken not to evacuate the affected nationals spread across the world because of the highly contagious nature of the novel coronavirus that causes the infection.
“There is no shortage of quarantine facilities in India. In fact, the nature of the virus is such that it spreads very fast. Therefore it is good that they remain where they are to avoid further spreading the virus, both in their host countries as well as in India,” said the source. India evacuated a few batches of citizens from Italy, Iran and China in the initial phase of the pandemic in February and early March, but subsequently has asked the citizens abroad to “stay put” where they are.
The official said that a total of 3,336 Indians spread across 53 countries have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 25 Indians have died in the consequent COVID-19 infection. Out of the total, around 2,061 are in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. On the northern coast of the Gulf, Iran also continues to host around 308 affected Indians, mainly in the cities of Qom and Tehran.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in frequent contact with the Arab leaders of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council over the last two months as the cases increased among the blue collar Indian expats. The health related issues of the Indian workers in the region had been taken up most recently by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who wrote to Mr. Modi expressing concern about the “well being of Indian diaspora” in the region, especially in Dubai.
The United Arab Emirates has extended an offer to evacuate all affected Indian nationals following required medical tests, though New Delhi is yet to respond to that gesture. Earlier, on April 13, India sent a Rapid Response Team to Kuwait which held interactions with officials there, as the Gulf monarchy emerged as the largest host of Indians affected by the novel coronavirus abroad. The United Arab Emirates is also among the 54 countries where India is supplying the anti-malarial drug HydroxyChloroquine which is being tried in COVID-19 treatment. Apart from the Gulf nations, Singapore with 634 Indians is the other big hot spot. Italy (91), Malaysia (37), Portugal (36), Ghana (29), U.S. (24), Switzerland (15) and France (13) are some of the other countries on the list.
To deal with the emerging situation, the Ministry of External Affairs set up a COVID-19 Control Room in March to serve as the nodal body for dealing with the Indians and their families living abroad. Giving an impression of the extent of the interaction with people who have reached out to the nodal body, the official said that around 18,000 emails have been answered by the COVID-19 Control Room in the last few weeks. That apart, 5,000 phone calls and 2,000 public grievances were also addressed regarding the welfare of Indians who are abroad in the current difficult circumstances.
Meanwhile, India has helped in the repatriation of a large number of citizens of major countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, Russia and the United States among others. The source said that around 35,000 foreign nationals have been repatriated from India till now. On Thursday, 425 Australians left in a chartered flight and 41 Pakistanis returned home through the Wagah-Attari border. The repatriation of foreign nationals is being coordinated by the Ministry of External Affairs and locally based foreign missions.
“These are extraordinary times. Pakistan had specific requests and we provided support for the movement of the citizens of Pakistan,” said the official after 41 Pakistani nationals were sent home through the Attari-Wagah border. The Pakistan High Commission said that they will repatriate around 145 citizens in the coming days.
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Of the 3,336 infected Indians spread across 53 countries, 2,061 are in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
The majority of Indians who tested positive for coronavirus infection abroad are located in the Gulf countries, a source familiar with the figures said on Thursday.
The official maintained that India had sufficient quarantine facilities to house the affected individuals. However, a decision was taken not to evacuate the affected nationals spread across the world because of the highly contagious nature of the novel coronavirus that causes the infection.
“There is no shortage of quarantine facilities in India. In fact, the nature of the virus is such that it spreads very fast. Therefore it is good that they remain where they are to avoid further spreading the virus, both in their host countries as well as in India,” said the source. India evacuated a few batches of citizens from Italy, Iran and China in the initial phase of the pandemic in February and early March, but subsequently has asked the citizens abroad to “stay put” where they are.
The official said that a total of 3,336 Indians spread across 53 countries have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 25 Indians have died in the consequent COVID-19 infection. Out of the total, around 2,061 are in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. On the northern coast of the Gulf, Iran also continues to host around 308 affected Indians, mainly in the cities of Qom and Tehran.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in frequent contact with the Arab leaders of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council over the last two months as the cases increased among the blue collar Indian expats. The health related issues of the Indian workers in the region had been taken up most recently by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who wrote to Mr. Modi expressing concern about the “well being of Indian diaspora” in the region, especially in Dubai.
The United Arab Emirates has extended an offer to evacuate all affected Indian nationals following required medical tests, though New Delhi is yet to respond to that gesture. Earlier, on April 13, India sent a Rapid Response Team to Kuwait which held interactions with officials there, as the Gulf monarchy emerged as the largest host of Indians affected by the novel coronavirus abroad. The United Arab Emirates is also among the 54 countries where India is supplying the anti-malarial drug HydroxyChloroquine which is being tried in COVID-19 treatment. Apart from the Gulf nations, Singapore with 634 Indians is the other big hot spot. Italy (91), Malaysia (37), Portugal (36), Ghana (29), U.S. (24), Switzerland (15) and France (13) are some of the other countries on the list.
To deal with the emerging situation, the Ministry of External Affairs set up a COVID-19 Control Room in March to serve as the nodal body for dealing with the Indians and their families living abroad. Giving an impression of the extent of the interaction with people who have reached out to the nodal body, the official said that around 18,000 emails have been answered by the COVID-19 Control Room in the last few weeks. That apart, 5,000 phone calls and 2,000 public grievances were also addressed regarding the welfare of Indians who are abroad in the current difficult circumstances.
Meanwhile, India has helped in the repatriation of a large number of citizens of major countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, Russia and the United States among others. The source said that around 35,000 foreign nationals have been repatriated from India till now. On Thursday, 425 Australians left in a chartered flight and 41 Pakistanis returned home through the Wagah-Attari border. The repatriation of foreign nationals is being coordinated by the Ministry of External Affairs and locally based foreign missions.
“These are extraordinary times. Pakistan had specific requests and we provided support for the movement of the citizens of Pakistan,” said the official after 41 Pakistani nationals were sent home through the Attari-Wagah border. The Pakistan High Commission said that they will repatriate around 145 citizens in the coming days.
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Wrong title.
Most abroad indians that have corona being located in gulf DOES NOT EQUAL most corona cases in gulf are indians.
One can simply look at caseload denominators of gulf countries like KSA here:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
KSA alone is 12,000 cases and the total indians in gulf infected is 2,000 according to the article (not so cleverely posted after a 1st post tweet so can avoid the rule of having to use the pure article title). Do the math + logic.
@jaibi @AgNoStiC MuSliM @waz fake misleading title, please change
Most abroad indians that have corona being located in gulf DOES NOT EQUAL most corona cases in gulf are indians.
One can simply look at caseload denominators of gulf countries like KSA here:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
KSA alone is 12,000 cases and the total indians in gulf infected is 2,000 according to the article (not so cleverely posted after a 1st post tweet so can avoid the rule of having to use the pure article title). Do the math + logic.
@jaibi @AgNoStiC MuSliM @waz fake misleading title, please change
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More than 10000 Indians in Gulf countries test Covid-19 positive, ; lakhs of Indians await evacuation
More than 3 lakh people from the Gulf have registered for evacuation but the Indian government has said it will bring back only those citizens who have pressing reasons.
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has been spelling doom for Indians lately, and on a day the country recorded its biggest spike in cases and deaths in a 24-hour period, news from the Gulf has dealt a huge morale beating to the counter efforts by medics to battle the deadly Covid-19 virus.
A report has claimed that over 10,000 Indian nationals staying/working in the Gulf countries have tested positive for the infectious disease while 84 others have died so far.
More than 10,000 Indians in Gulf countries were found to have contracted the coronavirus infection, while 84 of them have succumbed to the deadly disease, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
This comes at a time the Ministry of Home Affairs is organising the world’s largest evacuation during this Covid-19 crisis. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has planned to operate 64 flights from May 7-13 to bring back around 15,000 stranded Indian nationals from abroad.
Shockingly, more than 3 lakh people from the Gulf have registered for evacuation but the Indian government has said it will bring back only those citizens who have pressing reasons, such as medical emergency, expiry of visas and concerns of deportation, the government sources claimed.
The Gulf is home to a large diaspora of Indian nationals. | File image | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has been spelling doom for Indians lately, and on a day the country recorded its biggest spike in cases and deaths in a 24-hour period, news from the Gulf has dealt a huge morale beating to the counter efforts by medics to battle the deadly Covid-19 virus.
A report has claimed that over 10,000 Indian nationals staying/working in the Gulf countries have tested positive for the infectious disease while 84 others have died so far.
More than 10,000 Indians in Gulf countries were found to have contracted the coronavirus infection, while 84 of them have succumbed to the deadly disease, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
This comes at a time the Ministry of Home Affairs is organising the world’s largest evacuation during this Covid-19 crisis. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has planned to operate 64 flights from May 7-13 to bring back around 15,000 stranded Indian nationals from abroad.
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Shockingly, more than 3 lakh people from the Gulf have registered for evacuation but the Indian government has said it will bring back only those citizens who have pressing reasons, such as medical emergency, expiry of visas and concerns of deportation, the government sources claimed.
“We will be bringing back only Indian citizens, no OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders. All crew who will be travelling will be tested and they will be Covid-19 negative certified,” officials were quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
It has been notified that during the evacuation process, the flights will ferry Indians from 12 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the Maldives, Singapore and the United States.
The Gulf is home to a large diaspora of Indian nationals, especially from the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Millions of Indians contribute extensively to the economy in Gulf countries and India shares a great diplomatic relationship with most countries in the region.
More than 3 lakh people from the Gulf have registered for evacuation but the Indian government has said it will bring back only those citizens who have pressing reasons.
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has been spelling doom for Indians lately, and on a day the country recorded its biggest spike in cases and deaths in a 24-hour period, news from the Gulf has dealt a huge morale beating to the counter efforts by medics to battle the deadly Covid-19 virus.
A report has claimed that over 10,000 Indian nationals staying/working in the Gulf countries have tested positive for the infectious disease while 84 others have died so far.
More than 10,000 Indians in Gulf countries were found to have contracted the coronavirus infection, while 84 of them have succumbed to the deadly disease, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
This comes at a time the Ministry of Home Affairs is organising the world’s largest evacuation during this Covid-19 crisis. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has planned to operate 64 flights from May 7-13 to bring back around 15,000 stranded Indian nationals from abroad.
Shockingly, more than 3 lakh people from the Gulf have registered for evacuation but the Indian government has said it will bring back only those citizens who have pressing reasons, such as medical emergency, expiry of visas and concerns of deportation, the government sources claimed.
The Gulf is home to a large diaspora of Indian nationals. | File image | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has been spelling doom for Indians lately, and on a day the country recorded its biggest spike in cases and deaths in a 24-hour period, news from the Gulf has dealt a huge morale beating to the counter efforts by medics to battle the deadly Covid-19 virus.
A report has claimed that over 10,000 Indian nationals staying/working in the Gulf countries have tested positive for the infectious disease while 84 others have died so far.
More than 10,000 Indians in Gulf countries were found to have contracted the coronavirus infection, while 84 of them have succumbed to the deadly disease, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.
This comes at a time the Ministry of Home Affairs is organising the world’s largest evacuation during this Covid-19 crisis. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has planned to operate 64 flights from May 7-13 to bring back around 15,000 stranded Indian nationals from abroad.
RELATED NEWS
MHA releases SOPs for evacuation of Indian nationals stranded abroad due to Covid-19 lockdown - Key takeaways
Shockingly, more than 3 lakh people from the Gulf have registered for evacuation but the Indian government has said it will bring back only those citizens who have pressing reasons, such as medical emergency, expiry of visas and concerns of deportation, the government sources claimed.
“We will be bringing back only Indian citizens, no OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders. All crew who will be travelling will be tested and they will be Covid-19 negative certified,” officials were quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
It has been notified that during the evacuation process, the flights will ferry Indians from 12 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the Maldives, Singapore and the United States.
The Gulf is home to a large diaspora of Indian nationals, especially from the southern states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Millions of Indians contribute extensively to the economy in Gulf countries and India shares a great diplomatic relationship with most countries in the region.
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