Nepal extends suspension of domestic, int'l flights amid resurging COVID-19 cases


KATHMANDU, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government decided on Monday to extend suspension of domestic and international flights as well as public transport until Aug. 31 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a minister and an aide of a minister said.

The decision came when the Himalayan country was witnessing resurgence of the COVID-19 cases since the nearly four-month long lockdown was lifted on July 22 and people's movement was eased out.

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