Nepal has set a two-week quarantine requirement for visitors from 67 countries

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Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States are among the European and Asian countries represented in the list.

In the aftermath of the growing Omicron type of coronavirus, Nepal made a two-week quarantine necessary for visitors travelling from 67 different countries, mostly from Europe and Africa.”Passengers from the aforementioned countries are required to stay in Hotel Quarantine for 7 days at their own expense. If a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test is obtained after seven days in hotel quarantine, it is recommended that the person with a positive result remain in home quarantine for an additional seven days before being sent to the designated isolation centre or hospital “In a statement, Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs said.

“In light of the increasing spread of the new Covid-19 (Omicron) variant, which was first discovered in African countries and is now spreading to European and Asian countries,” the statement read. “Nepal (Council of Ministers) has decided on 29 November 2021 to arrange provision for travellers to and from Nepal.” 

The following arrangements have been made for the arrival of travellers from 67 countries in Nepal, according to the announcement. Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States are among the European and Asian countries represented in the list. “Other passengers’ entry/exit management will be regulated as per the advance notice of the Department of Immigration dated 24 September 2021 and 2 December 2021 published as per the Travel Management Order for the Travelers Arriving and Deporting from Nepal 2021,” the statement added. On November 25, the World Health Organization (WHO) received the first report of a novel Covid-19 variant from South Africa. According to the WHO, the first confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was discovered in a sample obtained on November 9 of this year.

 

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