Jubilee Post News & Views
Special Desk
Neighbouring Nepal is still working to restrict spread of covid infection. The three districts in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley have decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till September 1.
Most of the existing restrictive measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will also continue except for lifting the ban on vehicles plying after 8 pm.
“The main reason behind the continuation of the lockdown is that the number of COVID-19 cases has continued to remain high and the infection rate has also remained around 30% of total people tested,” Dhundi Prasad Niraula, chief district officer of the Lalitpur district in the valley said.
Under the decision jointly taken with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur districts, the ban enforced against vehicles running after 8 pm was lifted, but takeaway and home delivery services from restaurants are restricted after 8 pm.
Meanwhile, mass gatherings, sporting, religious and cultural events, schools, theatres and swimming pools, among others, shall remain closed during the ongoing lockdown enforced since April 29 after Nepal was hit by a second wave of the coronavirus. Nepal has reported 751,001 cases and the death toll is 10,568.
The India Nepal border is also under scanner by security forces and health workers as the two nation work upon restricting spread of new variants of covid.
The border otherwise does not require passport for people of the two nations to cross over after sharing information details with the security deployed but these days screening is at its peak.
