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House panel issues directive to form COVID-19 monitoring committee



KATHMANDU: The State Affairs Committee of the Federal Parliament has directed the government to form the COVID-19 prevention, control, coordination, facilitation, and monitoring committee led by the federal parliamentarian comprising the province assembly members and people’s representatives from the local levels.

A meeting of the Committee held Thursday has asked the government to ensure systematic provisions on the border point and set up a dedicated medical and security team as well as set up a well-equipped PCR testing lab at least in a location in the concerned districts.

Similarly, the Committee has called for the formation of an all-side high-level committee with the participation of political parties, public health experts, and stakeholders to chart out a coordinated strategy in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19.
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Publish Date : 23 April 2021 08:33 AM

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