Nepal is safe from coronavirus to date, first coronavirus found in Nepal ,on the January 31st 2020 , A 28 old Nepalese student who came from Wuhan, China was studying at Wuhan University, after he came to Nepal , he has shown similar coronavirus symptoms then he admits to Teku Hospital (Shukraraaj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital, after shown positive symptoms of corona virus , he hospitalizes for a few days ,slowly he get a better condition then discharged & he stay self-quarantine at home. Then after not found any cases to date, Nepal Government rescue in mid- Feb 2020, 175 students from Wuhan, China, most of them studying and work in china, once they landed in Nepal trivuwan international airport entire passenger were stayed away from Kathmandu city in quarantine for a few weeks, after nobody tasted positive symptoms of Coronavirus then all return to home now ,but still they will be in self-quarantine at home.
In March first week the latest update, few employers who work in Korea and china they came back to Nepal after coronavirus expended worldwide, with similar symptoms of coronavirus they admitted at Teku Hospital (Shukraraaj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital), but no one has positive symptoms of coronavirus yet.
You can travel to Nepal for trekking and climbing , we would say it’s safe to go mountain and with no doubt, definitely you will have a great time. So many trekkers are already arriving here for trekking, climbing and tours. In Nepal we have only one international Trivuwan airport now Nepal governments are already strong monitoring in checking in the airport, borders for travelers who come to visit Nepal .if someone found any symptoms of coronavirus then they should stay in quarantine or return to home. From the 3rd of March 2020 Nepal Gov won’t provide an arrival visa for four countries like China, Italy, Korea and country nationality you have to apply for Nepalese visa in nearest respected embassy of Nepal, these systems go for at list a month.
Nepal Governments important notice for international travel
What is the Corona virus?
W.H .O Corona viruses (CoV) 019 are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel corona virus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
Corona viruses are zoometric, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known corona viruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, and cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Symptoms of corona virus:
- Cold high Fever.
- Cough
- Headache
- Shortness of breath
- Difficulty for breathing
What is the prevention of corona virus?
Do not forget to wash your hand with a shop at list 20 seconds, don’t shake your hand with others, and don’t participate in a big party, wading ceremony etc… Keep continue to wear a mask, drink warmer hot water with lemon, avoiding anyone coughing, sneezing and shortness of breathing, stay away from the crowd, keep warm your buddy & if you feel any above similar symptoms of coronavirus then immediately go to the hospital. Be safe yourself fist and keep other also safe from this pandemic disease.
Is it safe to travel Nepal?
Yes you can travel to Nepal, here are no problems of coronavirus to date, necessary safety and security strongly standby from Nepal governments to battle with coronavirus in airport and border, this is the main trekking and climbing good season so anyway will be going in the mountains, you are not staying in a crowded city many days, while you are in mountains there is always clean fresh air, not crowed ,physically and mentally you will feel strong after enjoying with mountains view and walking through the beautiful trekking path. You may not stop many days in a crowded city. We hope this disaster stop soon and comeback the normal situation.
What is the preparation taken by Nepal governments to control Coronavirus:
To prevent the outbreak Coronavirus entering in Nepal few borders are close from letting January 2020, one of the major border between two nation china and Nepal Rasuwagadi border, Kerela border, Hilsa the border also close from let last January 2020 , after many Chinese people infection from Coronavirus until next notice came. Nepal governments also stop to give on arrival visa for 4 countries are China, Japan, Korea and Iraq where coronavirus more hit write now, thus who want to visit Nepal from 4 above country they should manage the Nepal visa from nearest respected embassy of Nepal.
The Nepal governments have also suspended all the flights from China, Korea, and Japan. The gov setup the health desktop at Tribhuvan international airport and major borders with China and India for cheek up the virus symptoms before inter into the nation. The governments also ask to major related hospital in Kathmandu to stay standby and careful about the virus , if any cases suspected while in cheek up immediately inform the health ministry of Nepal. Nepal governments strongly monitoring this situation to prevent and stop coronavirus from spreading in Nepal.
