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