Flights halted amid surge

Nepal is halting all domestic and international flights because of spiking cases of the coronavirus in the Himalayan nation.

Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli said domestic flights would be stopped beginning Monday while all international flights would cease to fly in and out of Nepal starting Thursday.

He appealed to other countries for vaccines, diagnostic equipment, oxygen and other supplies to help combat the pandemic.

India donated 1 million doses of vaccine followed by China providing another 800,000. However, India’s ban on exporting vaccines has hindered Nepal’s vaccine campaign, which began in January.