KATHMANDU: The government has accelerated monitoring of its decision to contain the spread of coronavirus.
In a bid to ensure effective enforcement of the cabinet decision for the prevention and control of the virus transmission, the Home Ministry has instructed its subordinate bodies and all district administration offices across the country to intensify efforts for the same.
The infection and death rate of coronavirus is on the rise of late.
Reports have shown that the situation is getting alarming owing to carelessness on part of the people in adhering to the safety protocols.
The Home Ministry said all security bodies and district administration offices are coordinating to enforce the public health guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Population and security guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The government has mobilized as many as five monitoring teams in Kathmandu and four each in Bhaktapur and Lalitpur to ramp up enforcement of the guidelines.
According to the Home Ministry, so far 419,000 people were held for not wearing masks.
As many as 7,635 vehicles and 19,483 passengers have been so far returned from the entry points to Kathmandu for not having Valley entrance permission.
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