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Nepal - COVID-19 Response Situation Report No. 01, 18 May 2021
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• The ongoing lockdown, officially the prohibitory order, imposed in the Kathmandu valley has been extended by 15 days up to 27 May. Initially imposed for one week since April 29, it was extended until 12 May earlier. However, a meeting of the three chief district officers of the Kathmandu on Tuesday decided to extend it by 15 days, arguing the spread of the coronavirus infection has not been contained yet.
• 22 points of entry along the India-Nepal border have been closed and all domestic and international flights have been suspended, except for two weekly flights from the Indian capital of New Delhi. Thirteen points of entry remain open; however, the 1,200 kilometres land border with India is easy to cross informally, which is reported to be increasing.
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Kathmandu: Taking effort to mitigate the growing spread of Covid-19, the government of Nepal has decided to halt all domestic flights from Monday midnight as well as all international flights from Wednesday midnight until May 14.
The Nepal government s decision came after the country s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed infections for 7,211 people, a new daily record in infections since the pandemic hit the Himalayan country early last year.
According to the Kathmandu post, The decision on flight restrictions is in place until May 14, However, charter flights will be allowed. As per a statement by Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi.
According to statistics of Kathmandu s Tribhuvan International Airport, domestic airlines saw an all-time one-day record of passenger numbers of 15,263 on April 28, a day before the prohibitory orders came into force enforced in Kathmandu Valley, as people scrambled to leave the capital city.
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