<span style="color: #222222;">Amidst the global pandemic, Govt of India will facilitate the return of more than 5000 distressed Indians from various countries in the Gulf within the first week.<br />'' <br />'' Govt of India on Monday had announced that it will facilitate the return of Indian Nationals stranded abroad, in a phased manner, starting from 7th of May 2020.<br />'' <br />'' The Indian Missions in the Gulf are all gearing up for this massive operation.<br />'' <br />'' AIR correspondent reports, amidst the global pandemic, Indian Missions in the Gulf countries are gearing up for the major evacuation operation which is scheduled to begin from 7th of May 2020.<br />'' <br />'' Embassy and Consulate officials  in the Gulf Countries are involved on a war footing to prepare the first list of the distressed citizens.<br />'' <br />'' Priority is being given  to workers in distress , elderly people, urgent medical cases , pregnant women and others stranded in difficult situation.<br />'' <br />'' The Embassy/Consulate is in the process of contacting the people through email and telephone. For the Gulf countries, in the next one week, 25 flights will be made operational.<br />'' <br />'' 10 from UAE 5 each from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and 2 each from Qatar , Oman and Bahrain.<br />''<br />''Airlines will follow Standard operating procedure and only those will be allowed to board who are asymptomatic.</span>