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Tatopani Customs Closed Again after Workers Test Positive for Covid-19

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Tatopani Customs Closed Again after Workers Test Positive for Covid-19
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October 7: Tatopani customs, which was reopened on Monday after 80 days, has been closed again from Tuesday (October 6).

According to the chief of Tatopani Customs Office Lal Bahadur Khatri, the Chinese side has been reluctant to send goods via the checkpoint after seven of the 33 workers who went to the border to load and unload the goods tested positive for coronavirus. China did not send the container after three of the infected workers tested positive on Tuesday.

The report of the workers was negative when tested in Nepal. However, the import was halted on Monday after they tested positive in China. While testing all the drivers and workers in 5/5 days, four of them who were found positive are being treated in isolation at the district headquarters Chautara.

Twelve containers of goods have been imported from China from Sunday evening till Monday morning. In particular, the containers were loaded with clothes, garments materials and some ready-made items. Earlier, the customs office had expected goods to arrive in more than 15 containers daily. The officials were also expecting collection of average revenue of Rs 10 million.

According to Khatri, 29 people, including drivers and laborers, used to reach the Friendship Bridge with 12 containers to collect the goods stored by China across the Bridge.

Around 800 containers of ready-made garments, clothes, various electronic goods, apples, garlic, onions, cosmetics and toys are stuck in the middle of the road. Chief District Officer of Sindhupalchowk, Umesh Kumar Dhakal informed that discussions have been started on how to bring the closed Tatopani checkpoint into operation.

 

 

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