HYDERABAD: Consulate General of India (CGI) officials in Dubai came to the rescue of migrant
Telangana workers
, who have tested positive for Covid-19 and are locked up in a labour camp at Ajman in the UAE.
After TOI brought the issue to the notice of consul general Vipul, he said they were in the process of helping the Covid-19 patients. “It has come to our notice that 10 to 12
Telangana workers had tested positive. They are kept in a room at the labour camp. There are other foreign nationals who are also affected by coronavirus. All of the them are kept in separate rooms,” Vipul told STOI, adding that they were ensuring food supplies to the workers. Vipul said they had contacted the local authorities and asked them to shift the Covid-19 workers to an isolation facility.
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Read MoreSudhakar Reddy Udumula is the Editor (Investigation) at the Times of India, Hyderabad. Following the trail of migration and drought across the rustic landscape of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Sudhakar reported extensively on government apathy, divisive politics, systemic gender discrimination, agrarian crisis and the will to survive great odds. His curiosity for peeking behind the curtain triumphed over the criminal agenda of many scamsters in the highest political and corporate circles, making way for breaking stories such as Panama Papers Scam, Telgi Stamp Paper Scam, and many others. His versatility in reporting extended to red corridors of left-wing extremism where the lives of security forces and the locals in Maoist-affected areas were key points of investigation. His knack for detail provided crucial evidence of involvement from overseas in terrorist bombings in Hyderabad.
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