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Nepal to resume international flights after long halt due to coronavirus

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KATHMANDU : Nepal will allow regular international airline flights from August 17, a minister said on Tuesday, nearly four months after suspending them to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.Wedged between China and India, Nepal enforced a nationwide lockdown, halting scheduled flights, in March, when reported its first confirmed cases of COVID-19.So far, Nepal has reported 17,844 infections with 40 deaths from the disease.Nepal, home to eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains including Mount Everest, is dependent on tourism including mountain climbing.The decision to restart flights from Nepal’s only international airport in Kathmandu was taken at a cabinet meeting late on Monday.“We’ll prepare the safety regulations which must.

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