NEPAL: Hundreds of trekkers are stranded on high-altitude trekking trails across Nepal because of a nationwide lockdown designed to contain the coronavirus spread.
There are about 500 foreign trekkers on at least four trekking routes unable to return due to the lockdown, which started Tuesday and would last for a week, according to Shradha Shrestha, a spokesman for the Nepal Tourism Board.
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