KATHMANDU: The government of Nepal has shown some flexibility to relax the lockdown by allowing shops to open from Thursday.
A meeting of the cabinet held Wednesday evening decided to relax the prolonged nationwide lockdown imposed in the country since March 24 in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus.
The cabinet, in fact, relaxed the modality of the lockdown.
Likewise, the government will also allow vehicles ply the streets on the basis of odd-even numbers.
According to Minister for Water Resources Barsha Man Pun, the shops will open from Thursday.
Minister Pun said taxi, private vehicles and two-wheeler will be allowed to operate by maintaining safety measures.
Likewise, the government will make a final decision on the modality on Thursday.
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