KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress has urged the government to make immediate arrangements to repatriate Nepali nationals who wish to return home after being stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, NC Public relations coordination department Chief Govinda Bhattarai has urged the government to take note of the health condition of Nepalis out of the country for work, study or any other purpose, and take necessary steps in their interest.
“Diplomatic initiative should be taken to bring back those who want to return at this point of crisis,” reads the letter.
All the foreign returnees, as well as those stranded in the bordering areas, need to be quarantined inside the country. Furthermore, the party has also urged the government to prepare for the consequence of a large number of Nepalis losing their jobs abroad.
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