Dubai: The bodies of Indians who died of COVID-19 in foreign countries are being brought back home.

Though the central government had intervened and taken a positive decision in this matter last year following a controversy over delay in bringing bodies, the airline companies were hesitant because of sterilisation issues.

With authorities now bringing more clarity on the procedures, bodies of COVID-19 victims have started arriving from abroad.

Instead of embalming, the bodies will now be sent in aircraft after intensive sterilisation process.

The UAE Health Ministry handed over the responsibility of sterlisation to a private company, following which the first body of a COVID-19 victim was sent to Nilambur in Kerala the other day.

At present Emirates Airlines has agreed to take the bodies to India. Expatriates have demanded that Air India should also make arrangements for bringing the bodies back home.

Apart from the sterilisation certificate, documents from the District Medical Officer of the victim's native place should be produced to complete the formalities.

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