<span style="color: #222222;">Armed Forces have been working round-the-clock to provide medical and logistics support to the needy to contain COVID-19 pandemic. Armed Forces Medical Services, AFMS has deployed its resources to aid the civilian authorities at this crucial time.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Armed Forces are running six quarantine facilities at Mumbai, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Hindon, Manesar and Chennai. One thousand seven hundred thirty seven persons have been treated at these centres. In addition, 15 other facilities are being kept ready for use.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Dedicated COVID-19 facilities have been prepared in 51 hospitals of the Armed Forces across the country. Some of these facilities are located at Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Dundigal, Bengaluru, Kanpur, Jaisalmer, Jorhat and Gorakhpur.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Five viral testing labs at Armed Forces hospitals which can carry out COVID-19 test have been made part of national grid. Six more hospitals are being equipped shortly to begin corona virus testing.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Special flights of Indian Air Force have evacuated people and carried medical supplies. A C-17 Globe Master III has carried 15 tonnes of medical supplies to China and airlifted 125 persons, including five children.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The aircraft has also brought back 58 stranded Indians from Iran.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The aircraft has also brought 529 samples for COVID-19 investigation. The C-130 J Super Hercules aircraft has ferried more than six tonnes of medicines to neighbouring country Maldives.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Transport fleet of Indian Air Force is being used to assist in transportation of essential supplies, medicines and medical equipment. Around 60 tonnes have been airlifted to various parts of the country so far.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that six naval ships are being kept ready for assistance to neighbouring countries. Five medical teams are also on standby for deployment in Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan.</span><br />''