The group of 19 Vietnamese in Nepal, trapped in late March due to anti-Covid-19 measures, are looking forward to a return flight.

"Of those who were trapped, 16 were in Kathmandu, three in two other provinces," Phuoc Loc, the group's representative, told VnExpress.

Loc came to Nepal on March 9 to make plans to climb a roadway in Everest and visit Lumbini, where Buddha was born.

"I was going to hurry and leave early, because I had arranged it for a long time. I did not expect Nepal to quickly blockade to block Covid-19," Loc said.

In Kathmandu, choosing a homestay, he does not pay for the room every day but pays for meals and living expenses (electricity, water) for the whole family of three people.

Loc is concerned that the number of infections in Nepal increased by more than 3,700, of which 14 died.

"I was very insecure, did not dare to go to the street because I was afraid of being infected," Loc said.

Also trapped in Kathmandu from the end of March, 28-year-old Nguyen Minh Trang came to Nepal for a second mountain trip to celebrate his birthday in mid-May.

Trang used to book a flight to Vietnam organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in India on May 20, but the plan was unsuccessful because India did not issue travel permits for people from Nepal.

With Loc, he is in control of the financial situation, but some of the group sometimes has to go to restaurants to receive free food.

As countries are gradually expanding the blockade measures, Loc's group prepares documents to fly to Bangladesh, where people are trapped in this country and Sri Lanka, and then fly back to Vietnam.

Vietnam has organized many commercial flights, supporting more than 5,000 people from all over the world to avoid the epidemic.

"I am looking forward to coming back to Vietnam soon because I am both worried about my health and anxious about the work to be done at home," Loc said.