KATHMANDU, March 27: Germany is evacuating its 325 citizens from Kathmandu today who were stranded in various trekking trails of Nepal after the government enforced a week-long lockdown earlier this week to curb the spread of coronavirus.
A special Qatar Airways flight landed at Tribhuvan International Airport today morning to evacuate 325 stranded German tourists. At the request of German Embassy in Kathmandu, the government had permitted the aircraft to fly to Kathmandu.
Earlier on Wednesday, a High-Level Coordination Committee formed to prevent and control the spread of coronavirus had decided to facilitate concerned countries to rescue their nationals stranded in Nepal.
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After the decision, a few foreign countries have already started evacuating their citizens from various trekking trails of Nepal to repatriate them.
Hundreds of trekkers are stranded in popular trekking routes, mainly in the Everest region, Annapurna region and Jomsom of Mustang after Nepal enforced a lockdown on Tuesday for a week, suspending both domestic and international flights and long-haul passenger vehicle services. But this harsh measure has largely affected the foreigners, mainly the trekkers. They did not get enough time to arrange flights for their departure.
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