BMC prepares 3,000 rooms in Mumbai to quarantine foreign returnees

Mumbai The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (
BMC) said it has organized 3,343 rooms in 88 hotels to quarantine people returning from various countries in the coming days.

Of 64 evacuation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission, seven will land in Mumbai carrying 1900 passengers.

These 88 hotels are in various categories, including 2/3/4/5 star hotels. Some Oyo apartment hotels and hotels are also on the list of these 88 hotels, said the
BMC in a sentence.

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BMC It has organized 3,343 rooms in 88 hotels to quarantine people returning from various countries in the coming days. 14800 people will be returned to India on 64 special flights starting May 7. Of these, 7 flights will arrive in Mumbai with 1,900 passengers, “the statement said.

“These passengers will come from Bangladesh, the Philippines, Singapore, Great Britain, Malaysia and the United States. These 88 hotels are of various categories, including 2/3/4/5 star hotels. Some apartment hotels and Oyo hotels are also in the list of these 88 hotels, “he added.

India has started the mass evacuation operation starting today.

Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 to bring back some 15,000 stranded Indian nationals abroad in the midst of COVID-19. emergency shutdown.

Starting May 7, 64 flights will take off for 12 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the Maldives, Singapore and the United States.