KATHMANDU: With the increasing cases of new variants of COVID-19, the government has imposed partial and full prohibitory orders in as many as 41 districts of the country.
Of them, full prohibitory orders have been imposed in 30 districts and partial orders have been clamped in 11 districts.
The Kathmandu Valley has been under the prohibitory order since April 16 while full prohibitory orders have been imposed in 27 districts and partial orders in 11 districts.
According to the Home Ministry, full prohibitory orders have been imposed in Kathmandu, Lalitur, Bhaktapur, Surkhet, Kaski, Kailali, Parsa, Dang, Kanchanpur, Palpa, Chitwan, Bardiya and Rupandehi districts.
The prohibitory has been effective in Bajhang and Baitadi sine early morning today while it will come into force in Arjhakhanchi from today midnight.
Similarly, full prohibitory orders have been imposed in Salyan, Sunsari, Jajarkot, Rukum West, Dadeldhura, Jhapa, Gulmi, Pyuthan, Udayapur, Bajhang, Kapilvastu, Nuwakot, Dhanusha, Arghakhanchi, Baitadi and Surkhet. An odd-even rule has been imposed in Kaski, despite prohibitory order.
The order will come into force in Kapilvastu, Nuwakot, Dhanusha from tomorrow morning and in Dailekh from tomorrow midnight, according to Home Ministry.
Likewise, the prohibitory has been imposed in some selected areas in Baglung, Darchula, Morang, Kavre, Gorkha, Bajura, Makwanpur, Kalilkot, Syangja, Ramechhap and Taplejung.
The government has directed chief district officers of the respective districts to impose prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley and Tarai districts with 500 COVID-19 cases and in hilly and mountainous districts with 200 cases.
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