<p>The Nepal government has extended suspension on operation of international flights till May 31 as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate in the Himalayan nation.</p>.<p>The deadly virus has so far infected 413,111 people and claimed 4,084 lives in the country, which has a population of approximately 29.5 million.</p>.<p>The suspension period of international schedule flights has been extended till May 31, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a notification on Tuesday.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indias-coronavirus-death-toll-goes-past-250000-mark-who-finds-b1617-variant-in-dozens-of-countries-985047.html" target="_blank">India's coronavirus death toll goes past 2,50,000-mark; WHO finds B.1.617 variant in dozens of countries</a></strong></p>.<p>However, two weekly flights on the Kathmandu-Delhi sector -- one of Nepal Airlines and the other of Air India -- will remain operational under an air bubble arrangement between Nepal and India, it said.</p>.<p>Nepal had decided to halt all domestic flights from May 3 midnight and all international flights from May 7 midnight until May 14 to check the rapidly growing spread of Covid-19.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley that have been in place since April 29 to contain the spread of the coronavirus have been extended until May 27. </p>
<p>The Nepal government has extended suspension on operation of international flights till May 31 as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate in the Himalayan nation.</p>.<p>The deadly virus has so far infected 413,111 people and claimed 4,084 lives in the country, which has a population of approximately 29.5 million.</p>.<p>The suspension period of international schedule flights has been extended till May 31, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a notification on Tuesday.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indias-coronavirus-death-toll-goes-past-250000-mark-who-finds-b1617-variant-in-dozens-of-countries-985047.html" target="_blank">India's coronavirus death toll goes past 2,50,000-mark; WHO finds B.1.617 variant in dozens of countries</a></strong></p>.<p>However, two weekly flights on the Kathmandu-Delhi sector -- one of Nepal Airlines and the other of Air India -- will remain operational under an air bubble arrangement between Nepal and India, it said.</p>.<p>Nepal had decided to halt all domestic flights from May 3 midnight and all international flights from May 7 midnight until May 14 to check the rapidly growing spread of Covid-19.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley that have been in place since April 29 to contain the spread of the coronavirus have been extended until May 27. </p>