Italy quarantines 242 passengers on Air India’s Amritsar-Rome flight after 30 were found to be COVID-positive.

According to the reports, the Italian government has quarantined all 242 people on board, including those who tested positive for COVID.

Last Thursday, just hours before the Amritsar-Rome flight touched down, the Italian government released an order stating that all passengers arriving from India will be quarantined for 10 days at a location determined by its officials.

India is dealing with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with hospitals in many states suffering from extreme medication, oxygen, and bed shortages.

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On Monday, the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the country fell slightly, with 3,68,147 new infections reported in 24 hours.

The 232 passengers, eight cabin crew members, and two pilots were sent to a hotel for paid quarantine. The second RT-PCR test, performed after a few days of quarantine, came back negative for the seven crew members and a pilot. AI is now making plans to fly them back home, either on their own or on other commercial airlines.

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This Vande Barat Mission flight took place on Thursday (April 29). Italy conducts pre-arrival monitoring. Many passengers, as well as two crew members, tested positive. As a result, everyone on board the Dreamliner from Amritsar to Rome was quarantined for a few days. The captain and the flight’s senior most crew member will be quarantined in Italy before they test negative.