Turkey's speedy evacuations amid the Covid-19 pandemic

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To ensure its citizens are safe from the ongoing pandemic, Turkey is committed to bringing each one of them back from abroad

of evacuating its stranded citizens abroad is coordinated by the country's Vice President Fuat Oktay.

The country’s first evacuation operation started on January 29, when Ankara sent a plane to Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the pandemic. Many countries have completely turned their back on their citizens stranded in different pockets of the world. Although India has just 12,500 cases of Covid-19 positive, it still told its citizens to stay wherever they are at present. India’s Ministry of External Affairsthat there are 13 million Indians living abroad and the government aims to minimise the risk by not allowing those citizens who are coming from the worst-hit countries.

At least 400,000 Indian nationals including 50,000 students in the UK, the UK government has extended their visas until May 31. With the virus spreading across 185 countries, most of them have suspended international flights. Turkey suspended all international flights for an indefinite period as of March 27 including those to New York and many European destinations.them with sanctions if they refused to take back their respective citizens. when it comes to evacuating American nationals who are stranded in various countries.

 

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