34 Sri Lankan expats return from Nepal

34 Sri Lankan expats, including students return from Nepal; directed to quarantine

by Zulfick Farzan 16-06-2020 | 3:34 PM

Colombo (News 1st); A group of 34 Sri Lankan expatriates stranded in Nepal due to the COVID -19 outbreak, arrived in Sri Lanka today morning in a special flight chartered by the Himalaya Airlines.

The Defence Ministry website said, most of the returnees out of the 34 are said to be students pursuing higher studies in Nepal universities.

Upon arrival, all the returnees were subjected to PCR tests and were directed for Tri-Forces managed quarantine centers.