The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has appealed media to not sensationalise the impact of Covid-19 on mountaineers situated at various base camps amid the ongoing mountaineering season. All Int'l flights except two per week from Delhi suspended from May 6: Nepal Civil Aviation Authority SC questions criteria for issuing licence to mountaineering guides In a press release issued by the Tourism Ministry today, it stated that its attention has been drawn towards the impact of the second wave of the pandemic on the ongoing mountaineering season in Nepal as represented by media outlets. The Ministry assured that only those mountaineering enthusiasts who test negative for the Covid-19 infection via PCR test are granted the mountaineering permit, in addition to constant monitoring of the situation. The Ministry further appealed publications to only publish authorised information.