Over 400 evacuees from Afghanistan have been taken to India so far, according to the Union Health Ministry, with some of them testing positive for Covid-19.
The sick individuals have been quarantined and are being treated, according to the ministry.
“Over 400 Afghan evacuees have arrived in total. All confirmed cases were subjected to RT-PCR tests, and positive cases were segregated “The Chawla ITBP camp is being utilised to quarantine them, according to the health ministry.
According to current information, 16 Afghan evacuees have tested positive for Covid-19. According to health ministry sources, the number is still under 20.
In the meantime, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated on Thursday that the government is dedicated to the “complete evacuation” of Indians from Afghanistan, where the situation is “serious.”
Addressing an all-party meeting on the Afghan situation, Jaishankar said the government is taking a “wait and watch” approach in dealing with the Taliban, depending on the evolving situation, and later told reporters in response to a similar question that the situation should be allowed to settle down.
“Allow the situation to calm down…On the subject of our future policy, you’ll have to be patient “When asked about the government’s attitude to the Taliban, he added.
“Our immediate worry and responsibility is evacuation,” Jaishankar wrote later in a tweet, “and our long-term objective is friendship for the Afghan people.”
