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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reminded airlines not to board passengers coming from India and the other countries covered by the travel ban extended until July 15. According to the bureau chief Jaime Morente, airlines that allow the boarding of passengers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates will be referred to the aviation authorities for the imposition of appropriate sanctions. “Foreigners arriving the said countries […]
SINDHUPALCHOK, Nepal (AFP) — At least one person died and seven others were missing after houses and bridges were washed away when a river burst during heavy monsoon rains in Nepal, officials said Wednesday. The annual monsoon rains in the Himalayan nation revitalizes farms and waterways but also triggers deadly landslides and floods. Officials said a landslide caused by the monsoon deluge blocked a river, which then burst and sent a flood of water downstream […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal has reported its first death from mucormycosis or “black fungus”, the highly deadly infection affecting thousands of coronavirus patients in neighbouring India. Health ministry spokesman Krishna Prasad Poudel told AFP that there are now at least ten cases in Nepal, which like India has been hit by a huge Covid-19 surge. The 65-year-old man who died was being treated at the intensive care unit at a hospital in western Nepal […]
Oman, UAE added to list of countries covered by travel ban until May 31 (Eagle News) — All passengers coming from or who have been to India 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines shall still be banned from entering the country until May 31. According to the Bureau of Immigration, the ban also covers travelers from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, , Sri Lanka and, additionally, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The travel ban on […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, May 13: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. It added flight schedules may change at any given time, so passengers should consult with their airlines. Allowed foreigners under previous Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases prior to […]
(Eagle News) — Passengers merely transiting through India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh will be allowed entry into the Philippines but will be required to undergo a strict 14-day quarantine. The Bureau of Immigration issued the statement as it announced the ban on travelers from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh takes effect starting today, May 7. The ban on travelers from India and those with a travel history to the country within 14 […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka on Thursday became the latest of India’s neighbours to seal its borders with the South Asian giant as it battles a record coronavirus surge. Bangladesh and Nepal have also banned flights and sought to close their borders with India, where a huge rise in numbers in the past three weeks has taken deaths past 230,000 and cases over 21 million. All three countries are fighting their own pandemic […]
(Eagle News) — Starting May 7, the Philippines will also temporarily ban passengers coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka or those who have been to those countries within 14 days before their travel to the Philippines. This is according to the Department of Health, which issued a statement on Thursday, May 6. Earlier, the Philippine government banned travelers from India following reports of another variant possibly causing a surge in that country. The ban, […]
by Paavan MATHEMA KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, in a blow to Nepal’s hopes for a bumper mountaineering season on the world’s highest peak. The pandemic wiped out last year’s season but Nepal has eased quarantine rules in an effort to attract more climbers despite the difficulties of treating them if they contract the virus. “My diagnosis is Covid-19,” Erlend […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country’s forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a shroud of brownish haze. Air quality in the capital Kathmandu was ranked on Tuesday as the worst in the world, according to monitoring site IQAir, with some international flights delayed as thick smoke blanketed the city. “The highest number of wildfires have been […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) was 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China’s official figure. The discrepancy was due to the […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi Wednesday, inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the chaotic Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300. The monsoon is vital to the densely populated region, revitalizing land and waterways amid scorching summers. But it also causes widespread death and destruction. In New Delhi, commuters battled through knee-deep waters and cars and […]
