Mustang, Oct 13: Tourists visiting Upper Mustang have been urged to take necessary health precautions. With the number of tourists visiting Upper Mustang falling ill due to high altitude sickness, the Lomanthang Rural Municipality has issued a public notice urging all visitors to take precautions.
The notice issued by the Rural Municipality Chair Tashinarbu Gurung states that the extreme cold in Upper Mustang is increasing and tourists visiting high altitude areas are falling sick.
During this season, tourists visiting the Nepal-China Korala border point and Upper Mustang areas have been facing problems due to high altitude and the rural municipality has provided health services to the tourists despite limited resources, the notice states.
The rural municipality has stated that the patients suffering from high altitude sickness are being taken to the provincial hospital in Jomsom through free ambulance service. Chair Gurung said that since the number of tourists visiting Upper Mustang is increasing after Dashain festival, they have been requested to adopt necessary health safety measures considering the health complications caused by high altitude.
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