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‘PM not to announce lockdown in address to nation’



KATHMANDU: It has been revealed that Prime Minister KP Oli will not be announcing lockdown or other stringent measures to ward off COVID-19 during his address to the nation.

According to the source, the prime minister will only be urge citizens to adopt precautionary measures against COVID-19 in his address to the nation on Friday evening.

Many media outlets have carried out news reports claiming that PM Oli will be announcing a lockdown through his address.

Publish Date : 20 March 2020 17:40 PM

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