Thiruvananthapuram: With the government now considering to repatriate the Indian diaspora, the Kerala government opened a website on which all those who wanted to return from abroad would have to register. The registration has to be done on www.norkaroots.org of the state-run Norka-Roots, the official body of the Kerala diaspora.

Of an estimated 2.5 million non-resident Keralites, 90 percent of them are in Middle East countries,  about 500,000 of whom are likely to return with the revival of air services.

According to a Norka-Roots statement, the registration will help the state government make arrangements for isolation and quarantine of returnees, and not for preference in airline seat allotment.

All those arriving will be screened. While those with no Covid-19 symptoms will be allowed to gor for home isolation, others will be quarantined under the present medical guidelines.

According to the state government, various hostels, hotels, halls, private hospitals with accommodation facilities as well as floating houseboats at Alappuzha are ready to house them.

While many of these coronavirus care centres would be operated for free, those wishing better facilities and comfort will have to pay (IANS)