The Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi said that the government would not enforce a lockdown despite a rise in coronavirus cases in recent days. Since many people are in fear that there might be another lockdown if the cases starts rising rapidly, the Health Minister, speaking at Nepal Health Conclave on Tuesday, stated […]
Health Minister says lockdown owing to COVID highly dubious in Nepal Read Post »
A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Wednesday directed the government and the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport to make preparations for the operation of taxis in order to facilitate public in traveling. The Development and Technology Committee of the Federal Parliament directed the government to make arrangements to allow taxis to
House Panel directs government to allow operation of taxis Read Post »
More than 7,000 people have acquired vehicle passes from the Kathmandu District Administration Office (DAO) to leave Kathmandu valley since the government eased the lockdown in the last 14 days. Kathmandu DAO has also started issuing ‘conventional’ passes since yesterday as per which people seeking permits for inter-district travel need to fill up forms with
Kathmandu DAO issues over 7,000 vehicle passes to leave Valley Read Post »
Business owners of Newroad have taken to the streets demanding that the government should allow them to operate their shops and businesses safely after Nepal Police today shut down shops across Kathmandu valley for opening up in defiance of the ongoing lockdown. On Wednesday, they participated in the demonstration by carrying ply cards with various
Protest in Newroad after police shut down shops in valley Read Post »
Nepal government has decided to extend the lockdown till Jestha 32 (June 14) as a preventive method to control the rapid spread of coronavirus COVID-19 infection – following a surge in recent cases. The cabinet meeting has also decided to mobilize the army in areas where the corona infection has spread widely. The decision has
Lockdown extended till Jestha 32 (June 14) Read Post »
A cabinet meeting on Sunday decided to extend the lockdown till 2nd June, 2020. An earlier meeting of the High-Level Committee concluded that the lockdown should be extended. The meeting of the committee held today at 5pm decided that there is no alternative but to extend the lockdown. The government had earlier decided to maintain
Council of Ministers decide to extend lockdown until June 2 (Jestha 20) Read Post »
A cabinet meeting held at 11:00 am on Wednesday has decided to extend the nation-wide lockdown till May 18 (Jestha 5). The High-Level Committee for Coronavirus Prevention and Control has decided to extend the lockdown as coronavirus cases are surging in Nepal. Meanwhile, the government has been criticized for conducting negligent number of tests despite
Lockdown extended till Jestha 5 Read Post »
The government has decided to extend the nation-wide lockdown till May 7 (Baishakh 25). A meeting of the High-Level Committee formed for the prevention and control of COVID-19 today made the decision to this effect. The committee concluded that the lockdown has been effective in controlling the spread of coronavirus and hence decided to extend
Lockdown extended till May 7; one more case confirmed Read Post »
The government has decided to extend the restriction of all international and domestic flights until May 15. The High-Level Coordination Committee formed for the prevention and control of COVID-19 decided to continue suspending domestic and international flights till May 15 as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Minister of Industry, Commerce
International, domestic flights to remain suspended until May 15 Read Post »
A nation-wide lockdown has been imposed today onwards in Nepal. While several people were arrested from various places of the country for defying the lockdown, most areas remained deserted. As a more stringent measure to curb the outbreak of coronavirus, the government has warned that a curfew would be imposed if people refuse to stay
Day one lockdown in Nepal (with Photos) Read Post »
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