1 March: Nepal announced suspension of visa-on-arrival service for nationals of five countries badly affected by COVID-19 – China, South Korea, Japan,Italy and Iran – to be enforced from 7 to 30 March.[lower-alpha 2][85][86][87] It also urged the general public to avoid large gatherings.[4] The passengers and crew involved in the evacuation of Nepalis from Hubei were released from quarantine after all tests again came back negative following a two-week quarantine.[87]