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Here's how 105 medics from India joined UAE's Covid-19 mission

A team of 105 healthcare professionals from India landed in Abu Dhabi on a mission to treat Covid-19 patients.

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As the UAE has stepped up screening and testing, VPS Healthcare shored up its capacity with 75 new recruitments hired after interviews over phone and video conferencing.
But with stringent lockdown measures in place, it was quite a task to bring 105 staff from different districts of Kerala together for the special flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi.
However, the Kerala Chief Minister’s Office arranged four Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses from southernmost district of Thiruvananthapuram, central ones of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and northern district of Kannur, which covered rest of the districts.
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There were special route maps and pick up points. Once assembled, Covid-19 test was conducted by the state health department.
And found negative, on Wednesday the staff landed in Abu Dhabi.
Soon, they will serve at over dozen hospitals, field hospitals, isolation facilities and screening centres across the UAE.
Text: Ashwani Kumar | Photos by Ryan Lim

Published: Wed 20 May 2020, 4:03 PM

Last updated: Wed 20 May 2020, 6:17 PM

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