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Thousands of tourists stranded as Nepal extends flight ban amid Covid surge 2 minutes read
By Sangam Prasain y Moncho Torres
Kathmandu/New Delhi, May 12 (EFE).- Thousands of foreign tourists have been left stranded in Nepal after authorities decided to extend the ban on international flights to May 31 as the country struggles to deal with a serious Covid surge.
Nepal had suspended all international flights from May 7 to 14, and the measure was on Tuesday extended to the end of the month, except for an air-bubble arrangement between Kathmandu and New Delhi with two weekly flights.
The decision has clashed with the travel plans of many foreigners, who had expected to fly back once the original ban was lifted.
Nepal stares at health crisis amid virus spillover fears from India 2 minutes read
By Sangam Prasain
Kathmandu, May 7 (EFE).- Nepal is staring at a looming health crisis with record numbers of around 9,000 daily infections as fear grows over a Covid-19 spillover from the neighboring India, which is battling a devastating second wave of the virus.
Hundreds of thousands of Nepalese work as seasoned laborers in India, where a rapidly-spreading strain of the virus is partially blamed for the steep rise in widespread infections and deaths.
According to officials, thousands of migrant laborers have fled the second-worst affected nation and returned home, possibly infected.
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