Kathmandu, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 350 Nepali citizens who had been under quarantine in India were let into the country through the Raxaul-Birgunj border point on Wednesday.
Of the total returnees, 222 were pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir and had been quarantined in Katra, while the others who were in India for employment, were quarantined at Hajrimal in Raxaul, the Himalayan Times reported.
According to Assistant Chief District Officer of Parsa, Lalit Kumar Basnet, they entered through Birgunj at 8 a.m (local time).
Superintendent of Police of Parsa Ganga Panta Parsa informed that residents from 25 different districts, except those of Parsa and Kathmandu, will be sent to their respective areas. Residents of Parsa and Kathmandu would be quarantined in the facilities in Parsa only, he added.
Source: IANS
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