Tourists stranded in Mustang in the aftermath of lockdown enforced by the government as a measure to contain COVID-19 outbreak have been rescued. The Mustang District Administration Office, Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Area Conservation Office Jomsom, District Police Office and tourist police joined hands to rescue 51 foreign tourists stranded

One hundred and twenty-one tourists from 21 various countries who had been stranded in Mustang have been send to Kathmandu while 68 more are awaiting their turn. These visitors had reached Mustang via the Round-Annapurna Trekking Route and were stranded following the enforcement of the lockdown against coronavirus pandemic by