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US cautions citizens against travelling to Nepal
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KATHMANDU, 09 May 2021, (TON): Where US is encouraging South Asian nations including Nepal to immigrate USA, Washington has issued a caution. In a notice on its website, the State Department has cautioned its citizens wishing to visit Nepal about limited medical facilities and government services in the country in the wake of the spike of coronavirus cases.
"Be aware that infrastructure, government services and medical assistance may not be up to US standards," the notice, issued on Friday, said.
Nepal is facing an acute shortage of coronavirus vaccines and other essential medical supplies and hospitals running out of beds and oxygen due to the increasing number of patients.
The US administration has allowed voluntary departure of family members of its government staff and non-emergency government employees working in Nepal.
The notice comes as COVID-19 cases have surged in Nepal lately as the country is hit by a second wave of the pandemic.
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