KATHMANDU: A total of 16 Nepalis succumbed to coronavirus in abroad in the past week.
According to the Health Committee under the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), eight Nepalis died in Qatar, five in the UAE and three in Kuwait.
NRNA Health Committee Coordinator Dr. Sanjeev Sapkota sai that 160 Nepalis in the foreign lands have died of coronavirus infection in 14 countries till Saturday evening.
The global death toll of Nepalis due to the pandemic has hit 200 with 40 deaths in Nepal.
According to the committee, Nepalis living in 20 countries have recovered from coronavirus.
All the Nepalis infected with the coronavirus in African countries have recovered, said Dr. Sapkota, adding that 950 Nepalis in India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait have been infected with coronavirus in the past week.
At the initiative of the NRNA, Government of Nepal and diplomatic missions, 29,780 Nepalis have been rescued from 25 different countries so far.
Similarly, 172 dead bodies from Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, South Korea and other countries have been brought to Nepal and handed over to their families.
Out of 434 people who lost their lives abroad due to various reasons, 156 have been buried in respective countries with the consent of their families. One hundred and seven bodies are yet to be brought to Nepal from abroad, NRNA said.
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