Nepal Tightens Restrictions as COVID-19 Cases Surge The Himalayan nation has been recording over 7,000 new cases every day for the past few days. Nepalese army personnel wearing protective suit pay tribute to the body of a COVID-19 patient at a crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 30, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@SulavSh63174669. Kathmandu: The second wave of coronavirus infections has been surging in Nepal and many people are blaming travellers from India and several other countries and the governmentâs inability to handle the pandemic. In response to public fury, the government of Nepal has decided to stop all domestic flights from Monday midnight and international flights from Wednesday midnight in order to curb the further spread of COVID-19.