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Nepal likely to block workers from flying to coronavirus-hit countries

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Kathmandu, March 3

The government is preparing to halt giving permissions to the Nepali citizens who have already applied to work as labourers in coronavirus-hit countries.

Officials at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security say they will make a decision soon.

Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court had directed the government to introduce immediate measures to control the potential spread of the deadly virus in Nepal. The officials say they will make a decision after studying the order.

The ministry’s spokesperson Suman Ghimire says, “We will possibly decide about where the workers should be stopped from going now. We will also request the works to go only after analysing the situation.” Ghimire adds the ministry has already summoned the court order for the study.

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