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Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
By Keshav Raj Poudel, Kathmnadu, Feb. 10: Preparations to send Wide Body of Nepal Airlines (A330) for evacuation of Nepalis from Wuhan, China, have almost completed.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had directed to rescue Nepalis living in Wuhan amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus.
The airplane is set to fly to Wuhan on February 15, Friday, said Suresh Acharya, Information Officer of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA).
Acharya however said that the Nepalis could be evacuated earlier, following the direction of the government.
A committee involving authorities of MoCTCA and representatives of Nepal Airlines has been formed to rescue Nepali nationals residing at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in China.
The government has been preparing to rescue around 180 Nepalis in coordination with the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing.
Nepali students residing in Wuhan have been requesting the government for their timely evacuation.
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