Vaccine to be made available for tourism entrepreneurs

Vaccine service would be made available to the tourism entrepreneurs and workers to the possible extent, said Minister of State for Health and Population, Umesh Shrestha.

The State Minister made this assurance in a meeting with a delegation comprising the chairperson of Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), Srijana Rana.

In a statement issued today, HAN demanded providing vaccination service to the tourism workers and entrepreneurs when some foreigners are willing to travel Nepal on condition vaccination drive is complete.

Chairperson Rana urged the government to assure inoculation against COVID to the workers and entrepreneurs of the tourism sector in view of a gradual rise in the mobility of domestic tourists.