<p>Foreign nationals will now be allowed to travel to third countries via Nepal, a government spokesperson has said, after the government decided to resume the transit visa service after a 16-month hiatus due to the pandemic.</p>.<p>In April 2021, Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification banning all foreign nationals from using the Tribhuvan International Airport as a transit point for third countries in the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus infections in the country.</p>.<p>According to government spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Karki, the decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday.</p>.<p>As per the latest government notifications, there will be no restrictions for people to take transit inside the airport.</p>.<p>Nepal on Tuesday registered 634 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, along with 417 recoveries, according to data furnished by the Ministry of Health and Population.</p>.<p>Nepal reported one Covid-19 related death in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>The country-wide death toll has touched 11,993 since the pandemic began.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, 979,774 infected people have recovered, with the number of active cases at 4,221.</p>
<p>Foreign nationals will now be allowed to travel to third countries via Nepal, a government spokesperson has said, after the government decided to resume the transit visa service after a 16-month hiatus due to the pandemic.</p>.<p>In April 2021, Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification banning all foreign nationals from using the Tribhuvan International Airport as a transit point for third countries in the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus infections in the country.</p>.<p>According to government spokesperson and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Gyanendra Karki, the decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday.</p>.<p>As per the latest government notifications, there will be no restrictions for people to take transit inside the airport.</p>.<p>Nepal on Tuesday registered 634 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, along with 417 recoveries, according to data furnished by the Ministry of Health and Population.</p>.<p>Nepal reported one Covid-19 related death in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>The country-wide death toll has touched 11,993 since the pandemic began.</p>.<p>According to the ministry, 979,774 infected people have recovered, with the number of active cases at 4,221.</p>