KATHMANDU: The COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) has informed that that about 82 thousand 650 security personnel have been mobilized to enforce and manage the lockdown.
Seven thousand 486 personnel of the Nepal Army, 42 thousand 12 personnel of Nepal Police, 31 thousand 155 personnel of the Armed Police Force, and 1,997 personnel of the National Investigation Department have been mobilized.
In this connection, the Armed Police Force (APF ) has increased the number of checkpoints at the border from 650 to 1,212 for keeping a close watch on the movement across the country’s international border.
APF has mobilized 22 thousand 616 of its personnel at these border check posts.
It is said 1,076 Indian nationals are in quarantine on the Nepal side of the border and 2,020 Nepalis in quarantine on the Indian side.
A total of 331 Nepalis stranded on the Indian side have been brought and kept in quarantine in Nepal.
These include 296 persons brought from Rupandehi transit and 35 from Kapilbastu. Likewise, a total of 188 Indian nationals have been sent to their country from the Nepal side so far.
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