Kathmandu, April 23
An aircraft of Shree Airlines has taken off the Tribhuvan International Airport this morning to fly to Singapore for bringing in various medical supplies needed to control the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The Ministry of Health and Supplies and Temasek Foundation, a Singapore-based non-government organisation, have chartered the aircraft. It will bring 10,000 units of personal protective equipment, according to the airline company’s general manager Anil Manandhar.
The aircraft will return today itself, he says.