In the wake of rising COVID-19 infections in China, many countries across the world have started implementing entry restrictions for international passengers as a temporary safety precaution. Just recently Australia imposed restriction to provide a negative covid test undertaken within a 48-hour period prior to the day of their scheduled departure for Australia for passengers arriving from China, Hong Kong and Macau.
The next country to join the restrictions queue is Nepal. According to the Civil Aviation Authority Nepal, the reimposed restrictions were due to the sudden spikes in infection rates in several countries, including China, South Korea, and Japan, where Nepal has a high mobility rate. As a precautionary measure, the aviation authority wants all non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated passengers to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test and present a negative result.
On the other hand, fully vaccinated passengers are to present their internationally recognised vaccination certificates. And as for now, the restrictions in Nepal do not require passengers to quarantine themselves, but hotel bookings and bought travel insurance must also be presented. The testing requirements will also be exempted for children under the age of five.
Meanwhile, Nepal Airlines has also issued a notice to all passengers to inform them that they must mandatorily present their vaccination statuses or a negative test result upon arrival in Nepal, this rule applies to every international passenger, regardless of the origin country.