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Operational Considerations to manage Quarantine facility: Lessons learnt in setting up the First Quarantine Centre in India for evacuees from Wuhan (The epicenter of Covid-19 Outbreak), China.
ABSTRACT
Background:
The outbreak of novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 was reported as early as December 2019 from Wuhan, Hubei Province in China. Since then the disease swiftly spread to infect the world and become one of the most infectious pandemic to hit mankind.
Objective:
To curtail its pestilence, the Government of India evacuated 647 nationals (including seven Maldivian citizens) from Wuhan, China on the 1st and 2nd February 2020. Retrospective data analysis was done.
Methods:
The evacuees were to be quarantined at two different military camps after arrival. 406 nationals (including seven Maldivian citizens) were kept at Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Chhawla Camp while others were sheltered at another military base camp.
Results:
During their stay at ITBP the evacuees were tested negative. After 14 days of quarantine they were discharged from the facility. The ITBP facility is unique as It was a first such public health event related to the disease and the preparation time and resources provided were constrained.
Conclusions:
The National Centre for Disease Control in collaboration with ITBP took many initiatives for infection prevention at the site and established the quarantine facility with limited resources. The manuscript may serve as guidance document to establish quarantine facilities in resource-constrained countries.
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