Nepalis stranded at the border points will be allowed in.
The high-level coordination committee to fight coronavirus pandemic headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwore Pokharel on Sunday has taken the decision to allow them in on the basis of identification documents.
Security persons will take the Nepalis sent home by the Indian security persons but not allowed to enter Nepal to their home. They will have to undergo mandatory quarantine in coordination with the local bodies.
The coordination committee had taken the decision for nationwide lockdown on Monday. The government a day earlier had also decided to shut down all border points with India and China.
The government on Tuesday had also decided to allow Nepalis stuck at the border to enter Nepal.