Work begins to bring back Nepali nationals stranded overseas

A Nepali citizen from Myanmar wearing a facial mask as a preventive measure arrives at the Tribhuvan International Airport amid Coronavirus threats.

A Nepali citizen from Myanmar wearing a facial mask as a preventive measure arrives at the Tribhuvan International Airport amid Coronavirus threats. Source: Sipa USA Prabin Ranabhat / SOPA Images AAP

The Government of Nepal has made public its decision to gradually repatriate its citizens abroad, and in the first phase has repatriated people from Myanmar and the United Arab Emirates.


KP Sharma Oli Nepal PM
Source: Nepal Parliament TV
Nepal Airlines flight took 11 Nepali citizens back to Nepal earlier this week. Canberra Airport
Nepal Airlines flight took 11 Nepali citizens back to Nepal earlier this week. Source: SBS Nepali

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