KATHMANDU: As the government enforced prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley since April 29 to contain the spread of the second wave of Covid-19, others districts reeling under higher risk of coronavirus were following the suit.
As of Wednesday, 56 of 77 districts have imposed prohibitory orders, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Among them, partial prohibitory orders have been enforced in 15 districts. The government has entrusted the respective Chief District Officers (CDOs) with the responsibility to issue prohibitory orders on the basis of necessity in their districts to prevent and control the pandemic.
Prohibitory orders have been enforced in Banke, Surkhet, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Kailali, Parsa, Dang, Kanchanpur, Palpa, Chitwan, Rupandehi, Baglung, Bardia, Salyan, Sunsari, Darchula, Jajarkot, Rukum Paschim, Dadheldhura, Jhapa, Morang and Chitwan, Siraha, Mugu, Bara, Sindhupalchowk, Ilam, Dhankuta, Dolakha.
Similarly, Pyuthan, Kavrepalanchwok, Gorkha, Bajura, Udayapur, Makawanpur, Bajhang, Kalikot, Syangja, Kapilvastu, Ramechappa, Taplejung, Baitadi, Nuwakot, Dhanusa, Mahottari, Dolpa, Doti, Nawalparashi East, Nawalparasi West Dailekh, Arghakhanchi, Myagdi, Tanahu and Rolpa districts also have put in place prohibitory orders.
Among them, Baglung, Morang, Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhupalchowk, Makawanpur, Gorkha, Kalikot, Syangja, Ramechhap, Taplejung, Tanahun, Myagdi, Ilam, and Dhankuta have partial prohibitory orders, said the Ministry.
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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