On Thursday, the Ministry of Civil Aviation converted Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport into a hub for distribution and import of all medical goods related to COVID-19 . An area of 3800 square meters of the airport has been given for this purpose.

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Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has been helping to provide facilities for import and export of medical supplies since the beginning of the epidemic. 20-22 cargo aircraft are operating here every day. Now on behalf of the Ministry, it has been formally converted into a major hub for import and export of medical supplies.

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In this critical situation caused by the virus, about 20-22 cargo aircraft are being operated every day at the airport. There is movement from places like Doha, Paris, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Incheon. From these aircraft, medical equipment including masks, test kits, medicines is being brought to the country. In order to prevent the deadly virus infection, the movement of passengers is stopped at all the airports in the country including Delhi from 25 March.

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There are a total of 8 major airlines across the country, including Indian Airlines, which operate airlines in India and abroad. There are more than 600 aircraft in the country. The lockdown implemented in the country from 25 March last, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation allowed only cargo and some special aircraft to fly in Indian airspace. The rest of the airlines are standing at the airport. Asia's ACI spokeswoman Samantha had expressed concern over this, saying that the problem of aircraft parking first came and then there would be the problem of their maintenance and resort taxiways.