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First batch of returnees go home post quarantine in Mumbai hotels
Updated On: 26 May, 2020 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Of the 323 people brought to India on May 10, many complain about hotels charging them for extra day as procedures were delayed; eight test positive

At least 323 passengers from Mumbai, who completed the mandatory 14 days in quarantine after arriving from abroad, went home on Sunday on testing negative. Eight of them tested positive. All these people were among those evacuated from various countries and brought to India on May 10. While they were happy about going home, some of them complained about being charged for an extra day by hotels where they were in quarantine.
'Most tested negative'
As per the official information from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), 17 flights landed at the international airport of Mumbai from May 10 to May 22. They carried 2,423 stranded Indians. Of these, 906 are residents of Mumbai, 1,139 are from various districts of Maharashtra and 378 were from other states. At least 1,128 had chosen to stay with various hotels in the city for the 14 days compulsory institutional quarantine. Those from other states went there. The 323 passengers had arrived from London, Singapore and Manila.


