KATHMANDU: The government has decided to ease the ongoing lockdown in a bid to resume the country’s economic activities from today.
A meeting of the cabinet held on Wednesday evening decided to make some changes in the lockdown modality.
Here are the lists of the sectors that will open from today:
Health services, including hospitals, health-posts, pharmaceuticals, ambulances.
Agricultural and livestock, services related to fertilizers, agricultural tools and cold storage
Food items, fruits and vegetables, beverages, dairy products, fish and meat, drinking water
Sale of petroleum products
Waste management
Fire brigade, electricity, postal services, information and communication
Banks, financial institutions, cooperatives, insurance services
Construction industries
Manufacturing industries
Development projects
Construction works
Restaurants, take away food services
Stationery shops
Hotels designated as quarantine facilities
Sale, maintenance of electric items
Workshops, repairing, machinery items and vehicles
Transportation services
Emergency services
Government and private offices with less than 50% attendance of the staffers
Meanwhile, the following services will continue to be closed until further notice:
Educational institutions such as colleges, tuition centers, or training centers
Departmental stores, shopping malls
Cinema halls, dance bars, party palaces, recreation centers
International and domestic flights
Fairs, festivals, exhibition, conferences or assemblies
Meetings, seminars, training with over 25 people
Social gathering
Gym halls, health clubs, swimming pools, massage centers, saloon and beauty parlors
Cross border movement
Sporting activities stadiums and open grounds
Vehicles except for fire brigade, ambulance, cargo vehicles, emergencies
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