KATHMANDU: The chief district officers (CDOs) of the Kathmandu Valley are holding a meeting to take a decision on the extension of the prohibitory order.
The prohibitory order extended last is expiring today midnight. The CDOs of the Kathmandu Valley have already agreed in principle to extend the lockdown.
The meeting the CDOs of the three districts -Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur – to be held today will take an official decision on the lockdown.
“We are holding a meeting today. We will take an official decision on the lockdown following a consultation with the stakeholders,” said CDO of Kathmandu Kali Prasad Parajuli.
A meeting of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) is taking place prior to the meeting of the CDOs. Valley CDOs will take a take final decision taking the CCMC’s decision into consideration, said CDO Parajuli.
Earlier, the vehicular movement had been banned in the ongoing lockdown. COVID-19 cases have not subsided in the Kathmandu Valley.
There are still more 500 active cases are in the Valley. Other sectors except for schools, movie halls, dance bars, hotel and restaurants have been operating despite the prohibitory order.
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