Nepal to stop issuing visa on arrival to visitors from African countries

Amid Omicron fears, Covid committee recommends stepping up surveillance at border points and Kathmandu airport, increasing PCR tests, carrying out more whole-genome sequencing and restricting entry to people returning from the disease-hit countries.

As the risk of spread of the Omicron, a highly transmissible coronavirus variant, grows, the government on Sunday decided to restrict entry to people from African countries.