{"id":23698,"date":"2020-07-09T10:46:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23698"},"modified":"2020-07-09T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:46:28","slug":"nigerian-govt-evacuates-another-408-citizens-stranded-in-india-uae-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23698","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt evacuates another 408 citizens stranded in India, UAE due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/102-stranded-Nigerians-arrive-from-Egypt.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More Nigerians, 408 of them, who were stranded in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been evacuated by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evacuees, according to the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), arrived in the country on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tweet on its Twitter handle, @nidcom_gov, the commission explained that 162 of the returnees were evacuated from India while 246 were evacuated from the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said all the returnees tested negative to the dreaded&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tag\/COVID-19\">COVID-19<\/a>&nbsp;infection before boarding the flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c246 evacuees arrived Murtala Muhammed Int\u2019l Airport, Lagos at exactly 3:30 pm local time via Emirates from UAE today, Wednesday 8th of July, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA big thank you to the Nigerian Mission in Dubai and the UAE government for paying for the flight tickets and the cost of COVID-19 tests for 131 evacuees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll Evacuees tested negative to COVID-19 and will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by PTF on COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlso, Air Peace flight conveying 162 evacuees arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int\u2019l Airport, Abuja at about 7:30 pm local time from India, today Wednesday, 8th of July, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c96 evacuees will disembark in Abuja while 66 will proceed to Murtala Mohammed Int\u2019l Airport, Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll evacuees tested negative to COVID-19 and will now proceed on 14 days SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by NCDC, Federal Ministry of Health and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19,\u201d the tweets read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Nigerians, 408 of them, who were stranded in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been evacuated by the Federal Government. 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