KATHMANDU: Local authorities across the country are tightening the prohibitory orders in view of the increasing cases of COVID-19.
Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur administrations issued an order last week (August 5-11) mandating to conduct trainings and seminars virtually. In the previous orders, events were allowed to be held with less than 25 participants. The latest order issued from August 12-24 also banned public and private vehicles from plying the roads after 8 pm.
Chief District Officer (CDO) of Lalitpur, Dhundi Prasad Niraula, said, “We found people loitering at night, crowding several areas. To prevent such activities we decided to ban mobility after 8 pm.”
The local administrations started tightening restrictions fearing public negligence was leading to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. More than a dozen other districts also tightened restrictions during prohibition orders.
Home Ministry Spokesperson Phadindra Mani Pokhrel said the prohibitory orders in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Jhapa, Ilam, Parsa, Dang, Banke and Surkhet, have been made stricter.
According to him, at present prohibitory order is enforced in 57 districts across the country.
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