KATHMANDU: The High Level Coordination Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has stated that the lockdown enforced to control and prevent coronavirus will be continued.
Despite the decision to continue the lockdown, the final decision on the number of days will be taken by the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Committee member and Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Narayan Prasad Bidari said after the meeting held on Tuesday, “It has been decided to continue what the government is doing now. Further decision will be taken by the Cabinet meeting tomorrow afternoon.”
Giving information about the issues discussed in the meeting, Secretary Bidari said that the meeting concluded that the government’s decisions on economic, social, health security and people’s lives were correct.
He said, “The meeting concluded that we have succeeded in controlling the infection by protecting the lives of the citizens due to the lockdown. The Council of Ministers will decide on this.”
The government had first enforced the lockdown on March 24 for a week after the second coronavirus case was reported in Nepal.
The first lockdown had been extended until March 31, the second one was extended until April 7, the third until April 15, the fourth until April 27, while the fifth one is expiring on May 7.
Nepal has 82 COVID-19 cases so far.
Comment