New Delhi: Air India asked the crew of Vienna-Delhi flight to be on a self-imposed home quarantine for 14 days as part of coronavirus preventive measure.
Ten crew members including the Commander and the Co-pilot have been told to go for a 14 day quarantine at their homes when after New Delhi resident tested positive for coronavirus. The infected travelled on the Air India flight from Vienna to Delhi flight on February 25
According to the official, the self-imposed quarantine is a part of precautionary standard operating procedure. It was also followed by the Air India crew which evacuated Indian nationals from China's Wuhan.
So far, the in-bound passengers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia have been screened to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Aslo passengers arriving from Italy and Iran will now also be screened for novel coronavirus infection at India's airports.
