Government says delays were due to time needed to prepare quarantine buildings. FMTNews Nepal
The government says evacuation delays were due to time needed to prepare quarantine buildings.
KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sunday evacuated 175 of its nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, an official said, after protests by parents of students studying in the city. A plane operated by state-owned Nepal Airlines carrying 134 men and 41 women, mostly students, landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport before dawn, Health Minisitry spokesman Mahendra Shrestha said.“They will be under the close observation of doctors in quarantine and will be allowed to join their families if found healthy after two weeks,” Shrestha told Reuters.
Last week parents protested in front of the Health Ministry demanding that Nepali students in Wuhan be brought home sooner. The government said delays were due to the time needed to prepare buildings to keep the returnees in quarantine.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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