All Nepalis living in Oman are safe from COVID-19, the Embassy of Nepal in Muscat, Oman has said. It said so far no Nepali in the Gulf state has been infected with the deadly coronavirus.<\/p>\n
COVID-19 has been found in 457 people so far in Oman and two of them have died while 71 have returned home after health recovery, the Embassy stated.<\/p>\n
Nine Nepalis in various countries have died of COVID-19 so far and more than 100 are said to be infected.<\/p>\n
The Embassy of Nepal has also stated that the Government of Oman has made preparations to announce a lockdown from today till April 24 and urged all the Nepalis there to stay indoors and not come out of the house except for very urgent work.<\/p>\n
It said arrangements have been made for online visa term extension in case the visa term of Nepalis in Oman and those who have come Nepal on leave has expired.<\/p>\n
Consular services suspended in Bahrain<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the consular services being provided by the Embassy from Manama in Bahrain have been suspended following surge in the number of COVID-19 cases there. The consular services have been suspended for the time being until further arrangements were made, the Embassy stated in a press release on Thursday.<\/p>\n
It said one could however obtain the consular services in emergency situation through single appointment with the Embassy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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