Aย Section Officerย from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation of Nepal along withย Air Traffic Controller (ATC)ย officer from Kathmandu as well as many staff from domestic airlines have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 (corona virus). The names have not yet been revealed as per the source.
Source added,ย one senior staff ofย Saurya Airlines,ย leading domestic airlines reported dead while another 3 employees, including manager and driver, have been reported positive.
Additionally, someย Airportย workers,ย Tara Airย employees, and staffs from newly established helicopter company,ย Annapurna Helicoptersย have been infected too.
In July,ย Nepal Airlines confirmed that its sevenย flying crew membersย were positive with COVID-19,ย including three pilots. Also,ย some flying crew from Himalaya Airlines had been reported positive in the past.
The employees ofย CAAN, airlines, and other airport employees should take extra precautions asย Nepalโs government promised to resume flights from September 1.
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