KATHMANDU, Apr 28 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal received over 30,000 foreign tourists in Mar, a sharp drop from the figure of Feb, as the country took a number of measures to discourage arrivals of foreigners, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Immigration said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the data provided by the department, the Himalayan country received a total of 34,025 foreign tourists in Mar, from 167 countries and regions, a sharp drop from 101,400 in Feb. In Jan, Nepal received a total of 79,686 foreign visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Nepal was largely open until Mar 10, when it suspended the on-arrival-visa for the nationals of eight countries, increasing from five countries, which were badly affected by COVID-19, initially,” Ram Chandra Tiwari, information officer at the Immigration Department said, on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“So, the number of foreign tourists coming to Nepal in Mar was not considered too big, as we enforced a complete ban on international flights starting from Mar 22 only.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Mar, Nepal received the largest number of visitors from neighbouring India, traditionally the largest source market for foreign tourists, followed by the United States, Sri Lanka, Britain and Myanmar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After COVID-19 started to spread across the world, Nepal took prohibitive measures, step by step, before finally enforcing nationwide lock-down on Mar 24, which will last till May 7, after several extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the implementation of the lock-down, most of the foreign visitors departed for their home countries through over 30 chartered flights, according to the Immigration Department.– NNN-NEPALNEWS <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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