All Nepali airline companies to conduct flights to repatriate Nepalis Repatriated persons will have to pay fare, and hotel expenses

Sanjib Bagale

Kathmandu, May 29

The government has concluded that up to 3,500 Nepalis can be repatriated daily from countries other than India.

A meeting of the High Level Coordination Committee for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 on Friday has concluded that Nepalis can be repatriated by air within 10 days. All airline companies of Nepal will conduct flights to repatriate Nepalis from countries other than India.

The committee estimates that around 3,000-3,500 Nepalis can be repatriated every day if all the fleet of Nepal Airlines and private companies were to operate.

Those wishing to Nepal will have to pay the fare though.

They will be taken to hotels after arriving in Kathmandu. The government will decide the menu and room charge of the hotels and the repatriated Nepalis can choose the hotels they can afford.

They will be tested for COVID-19 in the hotel and transported to the local level concerned if they test negative and quarantined there.

The Foreign Ministry estimates that around 600,000 will have to be repatriated immediately.

The next Cabinet meeting will take a call on the committee's conclusion.

Published Date: 2020-05-29 17:59:00

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